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Kohlrabi (from the German for cabbage turnip ; Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group), also called German turnip, is a biennial vegetable, a low, stout cultivar of wild cabbage. It is the same species as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, and gai lan.

It can be eaten raw or cooked. Edible preparations are made with both the stem and the leaves. Despite its common names, it is not the same species as turnip.

Etymology

The name comes from the German Kohl (" cabbage ") plus Rübe ~ Rabi (Swiss German variant) (" turnip "), because the swollen stem resembles the latter. Kohlrabi is a commonly eaten vegetable in German-speaking countries and American states with large ancestral German populations such as Wisconsin, but is also very popular in the northern part of Vietnam where it is called su hào, and in eastern parts of India ( West Bengal ) and Bangladesh where it is called 'Ol Kopi'. It is also found in the Kashmir valley in Northern India and is there known as 'Monj-hakh', 'monj' being the round part, and 'hakh' being the leafy part. This vegetable is called 'Nol Khol' in Northern India, 'Navalkol' in Maharashtra, 'Navilu Kosu' in Karnataka and in Ceylon as 'Nol col' (the Turnip Cabbage ). It is also native in Cyprus where it is known as 'kouloumpra' ("κουλούμπρα").