larry_stewart
Master Chef
I thought I had posted this earlier, but I must have clicked on the wrong thing.
Anyway, I was in the Asian market picking up a few things for dinner the other day, and I needed some spinach to compliment the chard I have in the garden ( not enough to pick at the moment for one dish so needed a little extra).
I came across what looked like a variety of spinach , so I picked it up, used it, and sure enough it tasted just like spinach.
Now having known that, Im curious to exactly what t is. Here are a few observations along with a few pics and descriptions.
- First off, I got it in an Asian market that only carries Asian specific produce ( other than carrots) so Im pretty sure its an Asian variety green/ spinach of some sort.
- Leaves are arrow shaped with a relatively long stem
- The stems are at about ta 2 to 1 ratio in length to the leaves, they are hollow and fragile and in clusters of about 8 - 10 all joining at a common root. ( Kinda like chard where the leaves grow in clusters with Long stems. Smaller leaves coming from the center).
- Im curious if it is an aquatic plant or soil based.
- Cooked has the same taste and texture as spinach ( no sharpness, mustardy or cabbage like flavors at all).
One pic shows the arrow shaped leaves. The other pic is after I cut off all the bigger leaves. I put the remains core of smaller leaves in water hoping to root them.
Anyway, I was in the Asian market picking up a few things for dinner the other day, and I needed some spinach to compliment the chard I have in the garden ( not enough to pick at the moment for one dish so needed a little extra).
I came across what looked like a variety of spinach , so I picked it up, used it, and sure enough it tasted just like spinach.
Now having known that, Im curious to exactly what t is. Here are a few observations along with a few pics and descriptions.
- First off, I got it in an Asian market that only carries Asian specific produce ( other than carrots) so Im pretty sure its an Asian variety green/ spinach of some sort.
- Leaves are arrow shaped with a relatively long stem
- The stems are at about ta 2 to 1 ratio in length to the leaves, they are hollow and fragile and in clusters of about 8 - 10 all joining at a common root. ( Kinda like chard where the leaves grow in clusters with Long stems. Smaller leaves coming from the center).
- Im curious if it is an aquatic plant or soil based.
- Cooked has the same taste and texture as spinach ( no sharpness, mustardy or cabbage like flavors at all).
One pic shows the arrow shaped leaves. The other pic is after I cut off all the bigger leaves. I put the remains core of smaller leaves in water hoping to root them.
