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Healthy Eating – Uncommon Vegetables – Bok Choy
Bok Choy or Chinese Cabbage as it is commonly known is a member of the Brassicaceae family. Botanically classified as Brassica rapa with sub species “chinensis” or “pekinensis”. The common form grown around the world is “chinensis” which is also commonly referred to as “White cabbage” or “White Vegetable”…
July 6, 2010
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Healthy Eating – Uncommon Vegetables – Kohlrabi
Common in some countries and less so in others, Kohlrabi is a member of the Brassicaceae family and is botanically classified as Brassica oleracea in the cultivar group – Gongylodes. Commonly known as German Turnip, Kohlrabi resembles a turnip in size and shape. Unlike turnips, Kohlrabi is the swollen stem at the base of the plant and turnips have an enlarged root…
July 5, 2010
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Healthy Eating – Green Leaves – Lettuce
Lettuce is botanically recognised as Lactuca satvia from the family Asteraceae. It is perhaps, the world’s most popular green leaf salad vegetable. The milky solution that oozes from the crispy base end of lettuce was the rise of both the botanical (Latin) name for lettuce as well as the common name. “lac” is the Latin term for Milk…
June 22, 2010
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Healthy Eating – Green Leaves – Rocket
Rocket is a popular salad green from the Brassicaceae family. Botanically recognised as Eruca satvia it is native to areas around the Mediterranean through Portugal, Lebanon and Turkey. It is an annual, which can grow to a metre in height but is usually harvested when less than 20cm…
June 22, 2010
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Health Eating – Green Leaves – Spinach
A native of South West Asia and from the Amaranthaceae family, what we commonly recognise as Spinach is botanically classified as Spinacia oleracea. Spinach is a native of South Western Asia and is now cultivated around the world.
June 11, 2010
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