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Life & Living => Food Forum => Topic started by: zena on February 15, 2016, 01:49:05 PM

Title: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 15, 2016, 01:49:05 PM: (https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/greens02152016_500.jpg)

and what else can I make with them besides boiled greens and stir fry or boiled with beef? They sell them at my grocery store.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 15, 2016, 01:50:43 PM: At the grocery store they were just under "greens" or collard greens or something. No specific name. There were like 3 different kinds under the same "greens."
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: lexicon on February 15, 2016, 03:14:07 PM: (http://portlandfarmersmarket.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/greens2.jpg)
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: LoneStar on February 16, 2016, 02:48:22 PM: They look like mature arugula..
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 16, 2016, 03:18:02 PM: Thanks, Lexicon. They don't really look like any of the ones in your photo though. Although, if I had to guess, I'd say they do look very similar to the collard greens. I've had collard greens before and they are slightly different from my photo.

LoneStar, that's right. They do look like mature arugula.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on February 19, 2016, 01:17:39 PM: Gai lan

What you have are just the petals of the larger plant.

(http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0003/216642/gai-lan.jpg)

(http://www.taste.com.au/images/articles/untitled11260920_h.jpg)
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on February 19, 2016, 01:25:24 PM: Moonangel,

Can you ever distinguish between zaub paj, zaub kav ntev, and zaub nkauj fa? You can find them all at a particular Hmong flea market at the produce section.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 22, 2016, 03:32:34 PM: Quote from: Reporter on February 19, 2016, 01:17:39 PM
Gai lan

What you have are just the petals of the larger plant.

It's not those. They had those too. I love those.

Quote from: Reporter on February 19, 2016, 01:25:24 PM
Moonangel,

Can you ever distinguish between zaub paj, zaub kav ntev, and zaub nkauj fa? You can find them all at a particular Hmong flea market at the produce section.

I know nothing about those zaubs. I can't even imagine what they look like. I don't shop at Hmong markets because I am about an hour away from the closest one (taking the highway)...and there are only like two of them (maybe just one now) in our state. The closes Asian market is a Korean market about half an hour away. The next closest is a Thai market about 40 mins away.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: SummerBerry on February 24, 2016, 11:35:46 AM: I know nothing about green too. At the Asian store I just get the one that seem to be more for stir fry. I'm boiling fresh chicken or pork then there is only one kind for it.

Next time I'm going to try kale again because it didn't taste right for me the 1st time. I guess it is more American green and perfect for just plain stir fry.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 24, 2016, 04:02:40 PM: Quote from: SummerBerry on February 24, 2016, 11:35:46 AM
I know nothing about green too. At the Asian store I just get the one that seem to be more for stir fry. I'm boiling fresh chicken or pork then there is only one kind for it.

Next time I'm going to try kale again because it didn't taste right for me the 1st time. I guess it is more American green and perfect for just plain stir fry.

LOL! Yep.

As for kale, I've tried two kinds. One is frilly on the edges and the other one is kinda flat and has a touch of purple. There are other varieties but those are the only two I've tried. I don't like the frilly one because the stalk is still too hard even after cooking. I heard it's great baked into crispy things. The flat purplish one is tasty. I like that one.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: FetishDream on February 24, 2016, 04:35:16 PM: We viet people fermented and eat it like a garnish like how them koreans are eating their foods with kim chi

They sour but freaking good.

(http://phunutoday.vn/upload_images/images/2014/09/02/dua.jpeg)
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: theking on February 24, 2016, 10:11:09 PM: Quote from: FetishDream on February 24, 2016, 04:35:16 PM
We viet people fermented and eat it like a garnish like how them koreans are eating their foods with kim chi

They sour but freaking good.

(http://phunutoday.vn/upload_images/images/2014/09/02/dua.jpeg)

Some Hmong make and eat something similar to that too, it's call zaub qaub in Hmong:

(http://www.zaubqaub.com/zaubqaub/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/zaub-qaub.jpg)
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: proudlao on February 25, 2016, 05:45:23 AM: Quote from: theking on February 24, 2016, 10:11:09 PM
Some Hmong make and eat something similar to that too, it's call zaub qaub in Hmong:

(http://www.zaubqaub.com/zaubqaub/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/zaub-qaub.jpg)

Put some slices of ginger and fresh peppers in there and it's the bomb
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 25, 2016, 10:37:12 PM: Quote from: FetishDream on February 24, 2016, 04:35:16 PM
We viet people fermented and eat it like a garnish like how them koreans are eating their foods with kim chi

They sour but freaking good.

(http://phunutoday.vn/upload_images/images/2014/09/02/dua.jpeg)

Not these either.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 25, 2016, 10:38:32 PM: Quote from: theking on February 24, 2016, 10:11:09 PM
Some Hmong make and eat something similar to that too, it's call zaub qaub in Hmong:

I love zaub qaub. I don't know which greens Hmong peeps use though. My mom makes it so maybe I'll ask her some day.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on February 25, 2016, 10:39:17 PM: Okay...so I went to the store earlier today and took some photos of the greens at the store of the greens in my first photo. They have a name to it now. I will post photos soon.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on February 29, 2016, 08:15:52 AM: The crispy things are just chips.
Quote from: moonangel on February 24, 2016, 04:02:40 PM
LOL! Yep.

As for kale, I've tried two kinds. One is frilly on the edges and the other one is kinda flat and has a touch of purple. There are other varieties but those are the only two I've tried. I don't like the frilly one because the stalk is still too hard even after cooking. I heard it's great baked into crispy things. The flat purplish one is tasty. I like that one.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on February 29, 2016, 08:18:49 AM: I wonder what they are.
Quote from: moonangel on February 22, 2016, 03:32:34 PM
It's not those. They had those too. I love those.

I know nothing about those zaubs. I can't even imagine what they look like. I don't shop at Hmong markets because I am about an hour away from the closest one (taking the highway)...and there are only like two of them (maybe just one now) in our state. The closes Asian market is a Korean market about half an hour away. The next closest is a Thai market about 40 mins away.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on February 29, 2016, 08:21:00 AM: It won't taste right the second time, either. Famous only for its healthful qualities, not its taste.

Quote from: SummerBerry on February 24, 2016, 11:35:46 AM
I know nothing about green too. At the Asian store I just get the one that seem to be more for stir fry. I'm boiling fresh chicken or pork then there is only one kind for it.

Next time I'm going to try kale again because it didn't taste right for me the 1st time. I guess it is more American green and perfect for just plain stir fry.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: SummerBerry on February 29, 2016, 03:43:51 PM: Quote from: Reporter on February 29, 2016, 08:21:00 AM
It won't taste right the second time, either. Famous only for its healthful qualities, not its taste.

Maybe better to just add it with other fruits and greens to make smootie. I keep telling myself to get one of those ninja so I can blend juice but then the cost of it along with buying fresh fruits is just going to add up $$$.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on March 02, 2016, 12:57:26 PM: Here are the photies:

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/collard_600.jpg)

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/chard_600.jpg)

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/notsuregreens_600.jpg)

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/turnipgreens_600.jpg)

They didn't have a huge selection this time. They usually will have two to three varieties of kale and bok choy and baby bok choy but not when I took the photos. The last photo is the one that I photoed initially in this topic, the tag reads, "Turnip Greens.". I'm not sure that it's the correct name since you can see that the second to last photos' tag says, "corn."

Anyway, this is what I had for lunch today: leftover baked salmon with boiled "turnip" greens.

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/salmonandgreens_500.jpg)
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on March 07, 2016, 04:49:54 PM: Gai lan is just Chinese broccoli.

I'm not sure they are labeled green turnips. Maybe they are lost, too. You can see that the ones labeled collard greens are not collard greens and that the red chards are green in color and don't conform to the label.

Many companies don't know what they are doing. Lol

Quote from: moonangel on March 02, 2016, 12:57:26 PM
Here are the photies:

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/collard_600.jpg)

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/chard_600.jpg)

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/notsuregreens_600.jpg)

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/turnipgreens_600.jpg)

They didn't have a huge selection this time. They usually will have two to three varieties of kale and bok choy and baby bok choy but not when I took the photos. The last photo is the one that I photoed initially in this topic, the tag reads, "Turnip Greens.". I'm not sure that it's the correct name since you can see that the second to last photos' tag says, "corn."

Anyway, this is what I had for lunch today: leftover baked salmon with boiled "turnip" greens.

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/salmonandgreens_500.jpg)
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on March 07, 2016, 04:54:25 PM: Yes. I blend it with other things for smoothies.

Quote from: SummerBerry on February 29, 2016, 03:43:51 PM
Maybe better to just add it with other fruits and greens to make smootie. I keep telling myself to get one of those ninja so I can blend juice but then the cost of it along with buying fresh fruits is just going to add up $$$.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on March 11, 2016, 11:17:49 PM: R, true. That's why I posted the photo in here to see if anyone would know the real name but it seems no one knows. Kinda funny.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Reporter on March 14, 2016, 04:12:00 AM: Ask the Chinese and maybe French and Italians.

Quote from: moonangel on March 11, 2016, 11:17:49 PM
R, true. That's why I posted the photo in here to see if anyone would know the real name but it seems no one knows. Kinda funny.
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on January 11, 2017, 01:31:30 PM: I didn't buy these when I was at the Korean Market but I will next time. They look so fresh and delicious!

(https://prettypeonyblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/greensatkoreanmart012017_600.jpg)
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: Giggles_Shyly on January 11, 2017, 03:11:42 PM: Those are great for making kimbap rolls!
Title: Re: What are these called?
Post by: zena on January 19, 2017, 01:58:08 AM: Quote from: Giggles_Shyly on January 11, 2017, 03:11:42 PM
Those are great for making kimbap rolls!

I've never had kimbap. Maybe one of these days I'll get together with my Korean sister-in-law and we can make some.