Don_Dickle to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 9 months agoWhy are collard greens called greens is it the color? And if so how come there is not a rainbow of different colored collards?message-square19fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down16
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareWhy are collard greens called greens is it the color? And if so how come there is not a rainbow of different colored collards?Don_Dickle to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 9 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-square@deegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink-2•edit-29 months agoWithout checking the etymology, I’d guess it comes from German, where ‘kohl’ is a word meaning leaf, as in coleslaw or kohlrabi. So collard greens would just be leafy greens.
minus-square@theRealBassist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•9 months agoCollards are a specific variety of brassicacea like cauliflower, broccoli, etc. Not a generic term.
minus-square@deegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink1•9 months agoI never said it was a generic term. Cabbage for coleslaw, kohlrabi etc are all brassicas.
minus-square@theRealBassist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•9 months agoI gotcha, I just misunderstood the intention of your comment! My bad lol
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilink3•9 months agoCollard greens are in the brassica family, and the coll / caul / cole syllable is often used for those (cauliflower, cole slaw).
Without checking the etymology, I’d guess it comes from German, where ‘kohl’ is a word meaning leaf, as in coleslaw or kohlrabi.
So collard greens would just be leafy greens.
Collards are a specific variety of brassicacea like cauliflower, broccoli, etc. Not a generic term.
I never said it was a generic term. Cabbage for coleslaw, kohlrabi etc are all brassicas.
I gotcha, I just misunderstood the intention of your comment! My bad lol
Collard greens are in the brassica family, and the coll / caul / cole syllable is often used for those (cauliflower, cole slaw).