vegetablegreen · nutty · brassica · saline · delicate

Sea kale

Forced in the dark like chicory, and worth it: sweet, nutty, and nothing else tastes of it.

on its own

0.0sour

1.0sweet

1.0savoury

2.0bitter

1.0umami

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1 of these 8 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

8 pairings for Sea kale.

classic

Egg fat and lemon over blanched stems. The Victorian recipe, unchanged.

classic

Steam it four minutes and drown it. Anything more cooks the flavour off.

common

Acid against a faintly bitter stem that is otherwise almost sweet.

common

Raw yolk mounted into the pan juice coats the stems without heat.

common

Dairy fat rounds off the brassica edge that blanching leaves behind.

uncommon

Nutty solids find the hazelnut note the forced stems already carry.

rare

Shore vegetable, shore shellfish; both sweet, both faintly saline.

wild

Grown on shingle, it tastes of the same beach. Serve them raw together.