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The blue radish?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 10491201242
           

Today was the Red Hook Winter Market but I knew I could not linger long because I had a client coming to town and we had a few houses to look at in Red Hook.

I stopped at the market just as it opened and I had only fifteen
minutes to spare. I found the items I wanted and then decided I would
buy an item I had never purchased before. I took up a crusty, bluish
colored vegetable and I thought I was told it was a blue radish.
Since I was in such a rush, I'm not certain. So, tonight I thought I
would look up Blue radish recipes but all I could find was recipes with
radishes but the blue in the recipe was blue cheese.

By the way, my showing appointment went well and my client and I now
have a clearer picture about the type of property that will work for
him.

Before I go can anyone tell me what this really is?

 

 

Blue radish

 

Blue radish

 

 

Comments (16)

Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

I have seen these before in some higher end restaurants and in Saveur magazine.  But, other than being a radish  (which I believe this one was actually a hybrid with some kind of turnip), I can't recall any other information.  Sorry.

Dec 03, 2011 01:21 PM
MaryBeth Mills Muldowney
TradeWinds Realty Group LLC - Braintree, MA
Massachusetts Broker Owner

Wow a blue radish, never heard of one before, even googled it and nothing!  maybe this is a new veggie and it could be a REALTOR RADISH with the color blue!

Dec 03, 2011 01:27 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Suzanne I suppose i will have to go winter market on the 31st.  In the meanwhile I think I am going to roast this one :)

Marybeth I like it...Realtor Radish sound so???  :)

 

Dec 03, 2011 01:34 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

I tried to search for "blue radish" but was not successful either.  It almost looks like a type of mushroom... It must have another name.

Dec 03, 2011 01:40 PM
Kate Elim
Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA
Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a

Hi Jennifer...I have no idea but I'm intrigued.  To bad you didn't have time to ask the vendor where you bought it.

Kate

Dec 03, 2011 02:30 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Jennifer sorry but that "blue radish" does not do anything to tease my stomach :)

Hope you find your clients a house soon.

Dec 03, 2011 02:49 PM
'The Diamond Group' 'A Cut Above The Rest'
The Diamond Group @ Keller Williams - Lubbock, TX
Lubbock Texas Real Estate

I too am at a loss on the blue radish.  It does look like a mushroom.

Dec 03, 2011 03:27 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Joan I did that too but came up with Blue Radish Group something totally different.

Kate I will find out what it is, I am going to roast it anyway :)

George why? Was it too crusty?   :)

Dec 03, 2011 03:29 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Elizabeth I am on a mission to get an answer and will report back.

Dec 03, 2011 03:30 PM
Patrick White
Home Driven Realty, Inc - Baldwin, NY
Driven to bring New Yorkers home

Wow Jennifer

A blue radish? It does look like a mushroom to me. I hope it tastes good ;-). Have a great week

Dec 03, 2011 03:58 PM
Liz Wallace
Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY
Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

I have never seen or heard of one and I'm on board with it not looking too good.  Gerry Michaels from Gettysburg posted about a purple asparagus but I think they are a Pennsylvania thing.

Dec 04, 2011 12:27 AM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

That sure is an ugly looking thing Jennifer LOL, but you know sometimes they are the best tasting. We were thinking along with Joan that it looked like a mushroom, but blue radish, never heard of it.....will have to check back to see what you discover! Good luck!

Dec 04, 2011 01:40 AM
Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

Mystery solved.  I was right.  They are turnips, basically.  http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/589989  

Have fun with them, but apparently don't use them in a salad....

Dec 05, 2011 12:54 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Suzanne thanks so much for the research, I will see if I can get more information from the vendor next time.  Looks like my plan to bake it was the right call.

Dec 05, 2011 01:58 AM
Mitchell J Hall
Manhattan, NY
Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

That is amazing looking Jennifer. I would have guessed some type of mushroom. Turnip is interesting. Maybe they're a hybrid. You'll have to tell us how they taste.

Dec 05, 2011 11:25 AM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

Jennifer, did you buy it because you felt sorry for it? It's certainly not the most appetizing vegetable I've ever seen. But I'm happy to see the mystery was solved. How did it taste?

Dec 06, 2011 08:45 AM