GardenBanter.co.uk

GardenBanter.co.uk (https://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/)
-   United Kingdom (https://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/united-kingdom/)
-   -   Beetroot tops (https://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/united-kingdom/82250-beetroot-tops.html)

The Reids 23-08-2004 08:47 AM

Beetroot tops
 
Can we eat em?
Should we eat em?

Cooked, raw, deep fried?

I get the impression from "eating up Italy" that they are eaten
there, although Mathew Fort contradicts himself (?) seeming to
say beetroot at the start of the para' and spinach at the end.

crossposted
--
Mike Reid
If god wanted us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made animals out of meat.
Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

David Hill 23-08-2004 09:47 AM

Cook like Spinach, they're great

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk





Judith Umbria 23-08-2004 10:38 AM


"The Reids" wrote in message
...
Can we eat em?
Should we eat em?

Cooked, raw, deep fried?

Mike Reid


Yes! Yes!
I have had to rescue them from the fruttovendolo here, so N Umbria isn't a
hotbed of beet green eating.
I put the beets in the bottom of a steamer and cook them almost done (never
peel them before and leave some stem on the beet,) then put the greens in
the top and steam them. They were a regular in New England. We all loved
them. My mother served them with melted butter and vinegar, but to me they
need nothing.



Jennifer Sparkes 23-08-2004 03:46 PM

The message
from The Reids contains these words:

Can we eat em?
Should we eat em?


Cooked, raw, deep fried?


Yes, there is an interesting beetroot and beetroot leaf recipe
in the July edition of 'Delicious' magazine.

It sounds interesting uses root, tops, chargrilled
red pepper,olive oil, sherry vinegar and anchovies

If you cannot get that edition let me know and I will e.mail
the recipe to you.
Jennifer
(cross posted)

Gary 23-08-2004 04:52 PM

The Reids wrote:

I get the impression from "eating up Italy" that they are eaten
there


At the risk of being pedantic, beet greens are the same thing as Swiss
Chard. Only difference is whether that variety has been bred for the root
or the top.
The Seed Saver's Exchange yearbook defines Chard as "Any beet grown for its
top."


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Thes 23-08-2004 06:00 PM

Gary wrote:
The Reids wrote:


I get the impression from "eating up Italy" that they are eaten
there



At the risk of being pedantic, beet greens are the same thing as Swiss
Chard. Only difference is whether that variety has been bred for the root
or the top.
The Seed Saver's Exchange yearbook defines Chard as "Any beet grown for its
top."


Ideed. Strangely, in Australia the term "spinach" refers to chard/Swiss
chard/silverbeet etc, while spinach is called "English spinach". Kooky.


Gary 23-08-2004 06:33 PM

Thes wrote:

Strangely, in Australia the term "spinach" refers to chard/Swiss
chard/silverbeet etc


And there's Malabar Spinach, which isn't.

And in the American colonies, Jerusalem artichokes, which have nothing to
do with either.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Judith Umbria 23-08-2004 07:06 PM


"Thes" wrote in message
...
Gary wrote:
The Reids wrote:


I get the impression from "eating up Italy" that they are eaten
there



At the risk of being pedantic, beet greens are the same thing as Swiss
Chard. Only difference is whether that variety has been bred for the

root
or the top.
The Seed Saver's Exchange yearbook defines Chard as "Any beet grown for

its
top."


Hmm, in Italy Swiss Chard is 'Biettole' and beets are 'Barbiettole'. They
do taste quite different. I like both very much.



Arri London 24-08-2004 02:09 AM



The Reids wrote:

Can we eat em?
Should we eat em?

Cooked, raw, deep fried?

I get the impression from "eating up Italy" that they are eaten
there, although Mathew Fort contradicts himself (?) seeming to
say beetroot at the start of the para' and spinach at the end.

crossposted
--
Mike Reid



Stirfried with lots of garlic and served up with chile vinegar. Some
people do boil them to death with a bit of gammon knuckle or bacon.

Tim Tyler 26-08-2004 11:37 AM

The Reids wrote or quoted:

Can we eat em?
Should we eat em?


For the downside of eating beet greenery, I recommend you look into the
oxalic acid content of their leaves.
--
__________
|im |yler http://timtyler.org/ Remove lock to reply.


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:08 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter