Écoumène White Turnip With Purple Collar Organic Seeds

Purple Top White Globe Turnip: A Timeless Classic, From Picardy to Your Plate!

Discover the Purple Top White Globe turnip, a classic of French cuisine with a rich and fascinating history. According to a very old edition of the Vilmorin guide, this variety originates from Péronne, a village in Picardy crossed by the Somme River. Before reaching us, it even passed through the southern United States, where it has been cultivated since the 19th century. Imagine a vegetable whose roots are steeped in the history of several regions and countries!

Very resistant to cold, the Purple Top White Globe turnip is ideally sown in August for harvesting about 55 days after sowing. The intense sun and heat of summer can negatively affect its flavor. Its creamy white root, adorned with a clearly visible purple top, resembles the shape of a spinning top. The white flesh is at its best when the root diameter is between 5 and 8 cm. Although it is possible to harvest the roots at a more advanced stage, it is best to wait for the first frosts to concentrate the sugars and intensify their sweet and slightly pungent flavor. Even with little maintenance, this root, rich in vitamin C, iron, and calcium, offers crisp, sweet, and juicy flesh. This turnip is a choice ingredient for soups, stews, and purees. Its leaves, meanwhile, add a flavorful touch to salads and can replace spinach in many recipes. In fact, the typical southern US dish called ""Southern Greens"" traditionally includes Purple Top White Globe turnip greens!

This old variety is recognized worldwide, which explains its many names: it is found under various French names (""Toupie de Péronne"" turnip), English (""Purple Top White Globe"") and German (""Weiße Kugelrunde Violetköpfige Rübe""), demonstrating its wide distribution. Grow our organic seeds of Purple Top White Globe turnip and enjoy a vegetable steeped in history, both rustic, nutritious, and delicious.