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the leafy bodyguard of Southern kitchens, simmering all day and asking for nothing
means A leafy green vegetable, a kind of cabbage that doesn't form a head, with broad dark leaves traditionally cooked low and slow.
from From 'colewort,' an old name for cabbage-family greens — 'cole' meaning cabbage (a cousin of Latin 'caulis,' stalk or cabbage, and the same root behind 'coleslaw' and 'cauliflower') plus 'wort,' the old English word for a plant or herb. Spoken quickly and worn smooth over time, 'colewort' slurred into 'collard.'
- same species
- genetically identical to kale and broccoli
- cold sweetener
- frost makes the leaves taste sweeter
- vitamin k king
- one cup wrecks your daily requirement
- ancient eating
- Greeks and Romans grew them millennia ago
- pot liquor
- the cooking broth is prized, not discarded
soul food collards — southern us african american cuisine staple, traditionally cooked with salt pork, appearing on menus since slavery era
georgia collard greens — state vegetable of georgia, harvested year-round in the southern us and featured in traditional recipes
portuguese couve galega — portuguese cabbage variety used in caldo verde soup, grown in northern portugal for centuries