Name the veg

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Benny130

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Name the veg
« on: April 03, 2020, 20:54 »
i knew you guys would know....just had a veg box delivered and unfamiliar item at the top.

Best guess is either chard or spinach??. Can any one let me know?

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jambop

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Re: Name the veg
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2020, 21:01 »
Could be wrong but is that not good king henry ?

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mumofstig

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Re: Name the veg
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2020, 21:10 »
Looks like winter spinach to me..




or something that looks very similar is Komatsuna  ::)

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jambop

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Re: Name the veg
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2020, 21:25 »
Just googled GKH and the leaf shape is very similar but that veg you have looks different when you look at the stem so probably as MOS said some sort of spinach? In fact just googled winter spinach and yip!

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Benny130

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Re: Name the veg
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2020, 21:51 »
thanks treacles.. so prepare like spinach? wilt in a pan or raw in a salad. Had a try and it has a nice nutty aftertaste  :tongue2:

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Re: Name the veg
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2020, 23:30 »
Looking at the stems I think it's a young chard. Cook just like spinach.

 

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