A rutabaga or even swede or even (yellow) turnip (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var. napobrassica) occurs as root vegetable, closely related to the cabbage and the (white) turnip - on a possible confusion, view the turnip disambiguation page. Its leaves can besides become eaten as a leaf vegetable.

"Rutabaga" (from either dialectal Swedish rotabagge) is the American term, "swede" is the English term. These are likewise referred to as a "Swedish turnip" or even "yellow turnip", & Scots call for it a "neep" or even simply "turnip" — the vegetable known elsewhere as a turnip existence known as a "white turnip" within Scotl&, and in the U.S., in which rutabagas can as well become known as "yellow turnips." Within Newfoundland white turnips are comparatively unknown, by owning rutabagwhen existence known just as turnips.

Inside Scotland, "neeps" are traditionally served mashed when section of the Burns Night Supper and come hollow at Hallowe'en to make Jack-o'-lanterns.

A swede is indigen to Sweden, & was introduced into Scotland. From either there, it spread to the rest of Britain & to North America. Around continental Europe, it acquired the bad title whenever it became a food of pis aller when you took World War I. In the German "Steckrübenwinter" of 1916/17, large arethe of the people were saved alive in a diet consisting of little else than swedes. When a war, virtually all humans were thus sick of eating swedes that it keep around remained unpopular to this day and come seldom planted.

These times, swedes come mostly eaten when a shcome of stews or even even casseroles, or are served mashed by having carrots.