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I was in an Asian shop yesterday and came across a veg I've never seen
before, stems around 2 1/2 ft long as thick as my thumb, bunch of leaves at the top. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps19783ca4.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps366050a4.jpg The lad in charge didn't know it's name, but you peal and cook the stem, and can use the leaves like spinach. Unfortunately when I wasn't looking he folded it to get it into the bag and snapped the stem in half. Needless to say I am going to try to grow it. They also had beans http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps96287fb4.jpg I don't expect I will get a viable bean from the pod. David @ an almost tropical side of Swansea Bay |
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"David Hill" wrote
I was in an Asian shop yesterday and came across a veg I've never seen before, stems around 2 1/2 ft long as thick as my thumb, bunch of leaves at the top. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps19783ca4.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps366050a4.jpg The lad in charge didn't know it's name, but you peal and cook the stem, and can use the leaves like spinach. Unfortunately when I wasn't looking he folded it to get it into the bag and snapped the stem in half. Needless to say I am going to try to grow it. They also had beans http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps96287fb4.jpg I don't expect I will get a viable bean from the pod. That "cabbage" plant look remarkably like the plants one of our Asian neighbours used to grow, she called it saag (there are lots). http://www.examiner.com/article/comm...ilable-phoenix -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote "David Hill" wrote I was in an Asian shop yesterday and came across a veg I've never seen before, stems around 2 1/2 ft long as thick as my thumb, bunch of leaves at the top. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps19783ca4.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps366050a4.jpg The lad in charge didn't know it's name, but you peal and cook the stem, and can use the leaves like spinach. Unfortunately when I wasn't looking he folded it to get it into the bag and snapped the stem in half. Needless to say I am going to try to grow it. They also had beans http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps96287fb4.jpg I don't expect I will get a viable bean from the pod. That "cabbage" plant look remarkably like the plants one of our Asian neighbours used to grow, she called it saag (there are lots). http://www.examiner.com/article/comm...ilable-phoenix Here are 14 types of saag, there are more .......... do any of the names ring a bell? Bandha kopi begoon enchor gajar jhingey kanch kala khosha kochu korola, ucchey kumro lau matarshuti mocha moolo neem pata ole paan palang saag phulkopi piaj piaj koli potol ranga alu saag salgam shosha sheem sorshey saag thor kele-ki-tana -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK |
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On 09/03/2014 18:40, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Bob Hobden" wrote "David Hill" wrote I was in an Asian shop yesterday and came across a veg I've never seen before, stems around 2 1/2 ft long as thick as my thumb, bunch of leaves at the top. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps19783ca4.jpg http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps366050a4.jpg The lad in charge didn't know it's name, but you peal and cook the stem, and can use the leaves like spinach. Unfortunately when I wasn't looking he folded it to get it into the bag and snapped the stem in half. Needless to say I am going to try to grow it. They also had beans http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps96287fb4.jpg I don't expect I will get a viable bean from the pod. That "cabbage" plant look remarkably like the plants one of our Asian neighbours used to grow, she called it saag (there are lots). http://www.examiner.com/article/comm...ilable-phoenix Here are 14 types of saag, there are more .......... do any of the names ring a bell? Bandha kopi begoon enchor gajar jhingey kanch kala khosha kochu korola, ucchey kumro lau matarshuti mocha moolo neem pata ole paan palang saag phulkopi piaj piaj koli potol ranga alu saag salgam shosha sheem sorshey saag thor kele-ki-tana -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK As said the lad in charge of the shop had no idea, he just said they were a vegetable. I wonder if they are a form of Kale |
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