Is kale purple cabbage?
No, they are different.
Kale is a kind of cabbage. Brassica plants in Cruciferae. Kale originated from Greece and other European Mediterranean countries, and has a long history of cultivation in some European and American countries. In recent years, in the suburbs of Beijing, Shanghai and other cities, kale has been planted as a special dish.
The difference between kale and purple cabbage
1 Blade difference:
The leaves of kale are colorful and gorgeous. Its leaves are thick and inverted oval, covered with a layer of wax powder. Its leaves have wavy folds, just like a bird's feathers.
The leaves of purple cabbage are purple, and there will be a little green near the veins, which is closer to the circle as a whole. It is about 33cm long and 30cm wide. Its leaves are covered with white powder.
2 Habit differences:
The leaves of kale don't curl into balls as they grow.
The leaves of purple cabbage will gradually grow into oblate bulbs as they grow up. The weight of the ball is 1.5-2kg, the height is about 12cm and the width is about 20cm.
3 taste difference:
Kale tastes ordinary and crunchy.
Purple cabbage tastes sweet, so many friends often make purple cabbage into salad to eat in summer.
Nutritional value of kale
Kale is rich in nutrition, containing a lot of VA, Vc, VB2 and many minerals, especially calcium, iron and potassium. Among them, the content of Vc per100g of young leaves reached 153.6-220 mg, which was equivalent to broccoli.
Kale can peel off leaves and grow new tender leaves. Good palatability, crisp taste, frying, cooling, pickling and soup making. Kale can maintain its delicious color after cooking, and can be combined with other vegetables to form a variety of patterns of "salad", which is the top grade in dish decoration.
How to make kale delicious?
Ingredients: half a catty of kale, appropriate amount of olive oil, a little sesame oil, 2 drops of pepper oil, 2 drops of Chili sauce, and appropriate amount of soy sauce (soy sauce).
Exercise:
1: Wash kale for later use.
2: Put a proper amount of water into the pot to boil, put the washed cabbage into the water, and the cabbage can be picked up when it changes color. Drainage.
3: Prepare a waterless basin, and pour olive oil, sesame oil, pepper oil, Chili oil and soy sauce (soy sauce) into the basin and mix well. Add the drained cabbage and mix well! Eat it. It smells good!