Curly Kale
Often overlooked relative of cabbage, brocolli and other members of the brassica family
Curly Kale is a member of the brassica family, and so a relative of more familiar vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and other greens.
Visually, at first glance it resembles curly parsley, but on closer inspection it looks more like a savoy cabbage that has grown as individual leaves rather than forming a heart.
In terms of taste and texture, it is also reminiscent of a savoy, if rather more stringy and a little more bitter.
It can be cooked like any other cabbage, but would benefit from the addition of butter or another 'softening' flavour to balance the bitter element.
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