what are swedes called in scotland?
Brassica napus and B. napobrassica are called swedes (a shortening of Swedish turnip) in England, especially in the South, and in most dialects of the Commonwealth.owever, in some dialects of British English the two vegetables have overlapping or reversed names. In the north of England and Scotland, the larger, yellow rutabagas are called neeps or turnips from folk etymology, while the smaller white turnips are called swedes.
In Europe kraut is commonly made from the sliced roots. Rutabaga Also Called Swede Rutabaga (Brassica napobrassica) gets its name from Swedish rotabagge. In England and Canada it is commonly called Swede, or Swede turnip..The French called it navet de Suede (Swede turnip), chou de Suede (Swede cabbage), and chou navet jaune (yellow cabbage turnip).eport Abuse. It's not just the Scots, a lot of folk in the North of England call the orange veg a turnip and the small white veg a swede. Coming up to Burns night a dish of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties is very traditional. I think a lot of what a turnip/swede is called is down to location/tradition.