Also known as chioggia beets, these cut away to reveal stunning concentric pink and white rings inside. Candy cane beets have a pleasant Swiss chard type flavor which is minerally, sweet and earthy at once. The colors blend when cooked to an apricot-orange hue, still pretty and show-stopping in any dish. Don't neglect to rinse and boil the beet tops too. They become melting and delicious - one of the most flavorful leafy greens of all for stuffing into ravioli, chopping and serving with rice, grains or pasta or swirling into soups.