Familiarity with the turnip is everyone in early childhood reading fairy tales about the turnip. But with the vegetable itself, many have not met a pity, because this amber-yellow root successfully combines excellent taste and wonderful healing properties. Let's learn about this age-old Russian vegetable more. Filed under: Joey King. In turnip long history. She was the second, and sometimes the first "bread", the conquered peoples paid tribute to her conqueror. Many commanders did not disdain personally prepare dishes from this wonderful vegetable. In some European countries, farmers paid a tithe is a turnip. In Russia turnips eaten all year round, baked her cakes, flavored soups and borscht, even preparing a special kvass.
Another Russian monks grew turnips to replenish the meager diet of harsh northern edge, because rap is growing even in the Far North. Turnip brew as cabbage, added to the flour (pre-dried and grinding). Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. addresses the importance of the matter here. Turnip unpretentious, resistant to cold, does not require special care. By the way, it will be interesting to know that genetically modified rep does not exist, all turnips only natural and organic foods are needed for all, especially If you are installing. However, despite the usefulness of the roots, to introduce into your diet should be cautious. Even the ancient Greeks said that she puchit.
Flatulence is the sulfur contained in the turnips in large quantities. Therefore, mounting, try to drink less after a meal. Can mitigate these consequences of spices – cumin, coriander, dill. If raw turnip hard chew, rub it on a grater, or better yet, bake in the oven. Of course, raw product is better absorbed when the digestive tract relatively healthy. In the period of acute inflammatory diseases of the liver and gallbladder, and gastric and duodenal ulcers better to abandon the turnips. Not worth it to use and renal diseases, as well as increased flatulence. When you select a turnip, pay attention to her appearance – it should be bright yellow, firm, supple, with juicy green leaves. Withered greens, spots, Wormhole say about the poor quality of root crops. This solar vegetable diuretic properties, eliminates edema. And if your main job is to safely eat the turnip. This root can be included in the diet. From of old compresses of steamed turnips were treated with chilblains, pain in the joints. So that the turnip is not only a useful product, but a drug that helps in many diseases. In the old days, when still in Russia did not know sugar and honey worth expensive, eating dried turnip, which is reminiscent of dried fruits, which redechny sweet aroma gave a special piquancy.