Kohlrabi Deserves Better

2 bold treatments—a German-style schnitzel and a Laotian-style salad—give the unassuming vegetable a rebrand

This "cabbage turnip" is a mild-tasting vegetable reminiscent of broccoli stems. New Africa/Shutterstock

Kohlrabi is an acquired taste. It’s bland, with a mild hint of mustard-like fire, and is surrounded by a tough, thick peel.

“It tastes like the part of broccoli you throw away,” Sarah Aswell wrote for McSweeney’s in a piece called “Your First CSA: A Month-By-Month Guide to Enjoying Your Farm Share.”