On Mon, 26 Apr 2010, Gopher wrote:

BTW, I had someone asking me about introducing parsnips in Germany and
if I knew the reason for their apparent absence. When I lived there I
was served Pastinaken in Bavaria but I'm sure there's another word
which is a more accurate translation.... but I forget it. Another
senior moment:-))

I saw parsnips in a supermarket in Eisenstadt a couple of weeks ago.
Admittedly they were small but unfortunately I didn't make a note of
what they called them. Maybe my wife can remember - but I'm in France
and she's in Lancashire at the moment!

And they're hardly known here in France also!

David

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David Rance
writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France