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Creasy greens

We are extra excited to welcome Creasy Greens ~ a really important green to the African, African American and African Diaspora. Creasy Greens aka Land cress or Peppergrass are spicy.

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Mache

Mache, aka lambs lettuce or corn salad is a delicate winter green. Mache has an almost floral flavour, and a soft tender texture.

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Wosun

Wosun is the Chinese name for a type of lettuce that is selected and grown primarily for its stem. Wosun is very popular in China and Taiwan, where it has been cultivated since at least 600-900 AD

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Dill

Cha ca is a famous turmeric, dill and fish dish from Hanoi, Vietnam. In Hanoi there’s a street named Cha ca after the dish, its that infamous.

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Catalogna chicory

Catalogna chicory are from Puglia, Italy and are eaten as both fresh and cooked greens. When they’re raw they are nice and crunchy, a little sweet and a little bitter.

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Spinach

Spinach is such a regular vegetable, that one might assume its history and development as such a ubiquitous crop worldwide, might be dull. But we’re writing today to try & persuade you otherwise.

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Purple sprouting broccoli

Purple sprouting broccoli, or PSB for short ~ is sometimes called asparagus broccoli. Cook it up as you would asparagus or broccolini ~ a light steam or gentle sauté with garlic is all it really needs.

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Shungiku

Shungiku is a very popular vegetable throughout Asia and small parts of the Mediterranean, and is a member of the daisy family…

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Garlic

Dunganski requires a long, cold period to stimulate bulb production and as a result of this it also produces true seed.

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Radicchio

Radicchio are a group of Italian chicories famously grown & cultivated in North-Eastern Italy, all loved for their bitterness. Radicchio is traditionally sautéed and served with olive oil, salt and vinegar.

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Puntarelle

Puntarelle is a visually strange and oddly beautiful chicory from Southern Italy. It’s a little daunting to approach in the kitchen because its so unfamiliar…

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Claytonia

Claytonia is a fleshy, winter hardy green that has succulent leaves and a mild tart taste. It's often used in salads, or as a soup, pizza or pasta garnish.

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Erba stella

Erba stella is a mild tasting green with thick succulent leaves, akin in flavour and texture to spinach.

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Sugarloaf cabbage

We grow several varieties of cabbage at Broom and Brine Farm. Some cabbages are very sweet and crunchy, and are fantastic roughly chopped…

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Choy sum

Choy sum is a delicious brassica, and one of the most popular green vegetables used in Cantonese cooking.

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Fennel

Fennel is a perennial plant, related to carrots, parsley and parsnips. We grow a bulbing fennel thats white bulb is particularly delicious eaten raw…

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Spigariello

Spigariello is a pretty wild, old cultivar related to calabrese broccoli. Spigariello is selected for its tender leaves, unlike calabrese broccoli that is…

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Escarole & Frisée

Escarole is a chicory, and a little bitter. Its typically blanched briefly before being sautéed, stuffed or added to soup. Its also often eaten raw in salad.

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Pai tsai

Its cultivation history is complex ~ Pai tsai is a cultivar of Wombok which has been grown in China for many hundreds of years.

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Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi is a brassica related to broccoli, cabbages and turnips. It is particularly popular across Asia and Europe. In Cyprus its called kouloumpra…