greens

[asakiyume]

A guy I follow on Twitter is doing a couple of polls about greens (the things you eat, not the members of the political party... I mean if you're a cannibal that distinction might not be valid but I suspect for most of you it is, plus--no capitalization!)

Here is a link.

For those of you as click-averse as I am, there are two groups of greens:

First group:

chard
collards
kale
spinach

Second group:

beet greens
cress
mustard greens
turnip greens

You have to choose your favorite for cooking in each group. (You can go vote if you want--it will add a new dimension to his polling base.)

So .... do you all have favorites? Opinions? Beloved recipes? I cook spinach, kale, and beet greens; I have cooked mustard greens now and then, and sometimes chard. I did not know you could *eat* turnip greens--it's an exciting new piece of information.

Comments

PS-recipes of a certain vintage

[asakiyume]

Aren't food fads funny! I wonder if chard's popularity at the time had to do with people--like me--growing their own. I think it must not transport well or something, because you can get it in farmers markets, but I rarely see it in supermarkets.

Re: PS-recipes of a certain vintage

[pameladean]

I wouldn't be at all surprised, when I think of the cookbooks where chard is rampant. I like it quite a bit, and would grow it if I ever get it together to have a vegetable garden again.

I seem to recall getting some in the CSA share of some friends who passed it on to us because they were going out of town, now that you mention it, which bolsters your theory.

P.