Kohlrabi is nowhere as popular as in Germany

The vegetable is considered typically German and is nowhere in the world as popular as with our eastern neighbours. Some 56,000 tons or 13.7 million kohlrabi tubers were harvested in Germany in 2020. Photo: BVEO; Shutterstock/Michal_R The Germans grow kohlrabi like no other country in Europe and they are also the world's top in terms of consumption. While kohlrabi are at least as popular in Asia, they have had their influence in naming as well. For example, in English kohlrabi has, surprisingly enough, the German name Kohlrabi. But also in Bulgarian it is Kohlrabi, in Russian Kol´rabi, in Japanese Kōrurabi and in Swedish Kalrabbi. Now in late spring, this tuber from German cultivation comes on the market. Kohlrabi country Germany Kohlrabi is grown throughout Germany. In any case, approximately 60% of the total European acreage is located in Germany. In the spring, the vegetables come from covered cultivation, in the summer and in the autumn – until the first days of frost – from ...