[Sca-cooks] what is silverbeet?

[Johnna Holloway]

OED lists it as "n. Austral. and N.Z. the seakale beet, Beta vulgaris;  
= chard"

Johnnae
On May 25, 2011, at 7:26 AM, Devra wrote:

> I was reading a recipe for lentil soup at the end of a mystery set  
> in Australia, and came across the ingredient "silverbeet" which you  
> chop the leaves of and cook in soup.  Any suggestions as to which is  
> meant?  Kale? The stuff with the rainbow stems?