Quite similar but also quite different.
Turnips remind me more of a bitter and spicy radish flavor. Rutabaga has the radish flavor but significantly less bitter flavor more flavor of a carrot.
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Root vegetables are kinda odd for me. Some people tell me I have to like them in all their raw, cooked or roasted forms, but I just don't enjoy them prepared in specific ways.
I personally don't like turnips cooked, roasted or raw.
I like rutabaga, but only raw. I saw a kid in elementary school eat it that way, I tried it and liked it (goes well with cream of cucumber dip).
I like beets, but not raw, cooked or roasted only.
Carrots I like raw, not cooked. But it is acceptable as part of a stew/soup if it is not the primary flavor. Roasted is passable.
Like, I'll eat it without making a fuss, but if I have the chance to avoid ordering, adding or cooking it in the manner I dislike it, I'll do just that.