Turnips are root vegetables. Younger "baby turnips" are smaller and sweeter than bigger, older ones, which tend to be more bitter and peppery. In general, turnips taste like a potato-radish hybrid. As ...
Early-crop turnips are in season from April to July; main-crop turnips from August to March. Look for turnips with smooth, undamaged skin and without brown spots, holes or spongey patches.