On 2013-11-13 17:35:19 +0000, Nick Maclaren said:

In article ,
sacha wrote:
On 2013-11-11 23:37:39 +0000, Bob Hobden said:

Cavallero Nero (a.k.a. Italian black kale) is very good, but I
am underimpressed with Fizz. Not merely does it taste coarse,
most of it has started to produce flowering heads. If we get
another month of mild weather, I will get some early broccoli
from it, otherwise it will be a write-off.

We grew some white sprouting broccoli, grew is the operative word, it
has grown to a silly height and now it's snapping off branches easily
and falling over yet not a sign of anything sprouting.

I must admit, I see no point in kale if you have Savoy cabbage. One of
the team here showed us how she makes an 'amazing juice' with loads of
kale, celery and carrots. I took one sip and thought I'd swallowed
pond water. Vile!

I have heard of that recipe - love it or loathe it, in a ratio of
1 to 99 - I may try it sometime, on the grounds that it is neither
incest nor folk dancing, but am expecting to be in the majority :-)

But I do recommend that you try Cavallero Nero - the pretentious
eating houses that serve it do have a point, because it is actually
very good.Savoy cabbage is OK, but it I find it rather unexciting.
Typical UK kales are best fed to cattle, I agree - I had hoped that
Fizz was better, but it isn't.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I don't think I've had Cavallero Nero, so if it shows up on a menu,
I'll give it a try, just to see if I get anything from the experience!
I'll be interested in your views on the juice if you ever try it. The
maker gulped it down with great enjoyment and does so every single day.
The rest of us (four) were unanimous in thinking her quite mad!
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Sacha
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South Devon
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