Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I had to buy this enormous carrot, they had a whole stack of
> them. I think I'll slice it on the diagonal and serve with
> a ranch dip or something. Meanwhile it was good for a laugh.
> If only I had a horse that would appreciate it.
>
> http://postimg.org/image/n679ow6ld/
>
> nancy

LOL, they have the really big ones like that in Japan. I suspect it is
a special variety of them. I see them in our local American Asian
Grocery as well.

When I saw them in Japan, I was told they had a bigger variety as they
were easier to jullianne/match-stick and to grate. Encountering them
is why most of my recipes that use carrots, list an overall volume
(such as 1 cup grated carrot).

Carol

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