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"Bob Terwilliger" wrote
> cshenk wrote:


>> I also oddly just flat don't like mustard, collard, or turnip greens
>> (except there's an asian 'mustard green' we like well enough). I also
>> avoid cilantro as I'm one of the unfortunates where it tastes like soap.

>
> A local farmer sells a green he calls "broccoli leaves." I gather that
> it's
> a variety of broccoli raised to have large leaves. Although they very
> closely resemble collard greens, they have an underlying sweetness and
> broccoli flavor. It's just possible that you might like them if you ran
> across them.


I'm sure I would! I love Broccoli! Asian types as well. Stem is the best
part to me!