Re: cavolo nero

**Janet Wintermute jwintermute@erols.com>**

At 04:05 PM 8/8/01 +0100, you wrote:
>
>  Hi  Janet
>  Cavolo nero [ I spelt it wrong in my email]  is also known as Black 
> kale, its a member of the brassica family.  It is a popular vegetable it 
> Italy but we are getting seeds for it here.  It has long crinkly, plume 
> like leaves in a dark green, the young leaves can be used it stir-fries, 
> the older ones cooked as greens in all sorts of ways.  I had never heard 
> of it until this spring.

Thanks, Ricky--I saw your previous explanation right after hitting the Send 
button on my inquiry.

I don't think cavolo nero is sold in the United States under that name at 
all, and I've never seen any references to "black kale" in seed catalogs 
either.

Does it taste like ordinary (green) kale?

--J

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