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On 1/30/2013 5:00 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>> Does it taste kind of like broccoli leaves? I know they are *very*
>> closely related. When I was a teen I used to really like a salad of
>> iceberg lettuce, broccoli leaves, and green onions (they were likely
>> actually green shallots.)
>>
>> I was going to buy some kale at the supermarket to try it, but they
>> didn't have bunches of it; just big bags already chopped. Gonna try a
>> different store...
>>
>> I'm thinking about planting some "dinosaur kale" in my garden this
>> year and I should probably taste the stuff first. :-)

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> Tastes like cabbage to me.
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It's a green leafy cruciferous vegetable. They're related.

Jill