[Sca-cooks] swiss chard =/= beet greens?
Michael Gunter
countgunthar at hotmail.com
Wed May 18 07:03:45 PDT 2005
Cordelia Toser commented:
>I have been told by cooks I thought knowledgeable that the roots of the
>beet were not considered food in period, but that the leaves were. It
>hasn't been on my hot list to verify this one.
Well, you should. I happen to love beet tops but the root makes
me nauseous. Go fig.
But beet tops cooked in some oil and butter and sprinkled with a bit
of balsalmic makes a very good meal.
Gunthar
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