[Stoat]

Translation Assistance:

Despite his grand stature, Chilli only grazes on grass during the day and enjoys the occasional swede as a treat

I'm guessing that the articles are referring to this

Definition swede in Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

swede - definition from dictionary.die.net

Swede
    
     2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
        [syn: rutabaga, turnip cabbage, Swedish turnip, rutabaga
        plant, Brassica napus napobrassica]
     3: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn:
         rutabaga, swedish turnip, yellow turnip]

UK Agriculture - Four Seasons

Winter
Swede, a seasonal root crop that provides lots of fibre and energy and tastes great when mashed and seasoned. Swedes became important as a field crop in the eighteenth century providing fresh vegetable through the autumn and winter months; lifting lasts until March.
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And they're probably NOT referring to this:

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[1rudeboy]

ah, thanks

[rlmorel]

hehehe...:)

[Stoat]

This FR thread may also be of interest:

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[JRios1968]

May have been referring to this

[bert]

One can wonder if the term swede is a racial slur against Swedes who are rutabaga eaters?

[Ignatz]

I'm not so easily fooled! Somebody should tell him!

Soylent Swede is CATTLE!