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"Oriental Spinach"?
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    Post #1 - June 12th, 2007, 12:26 pm
    Post #1 - June 12th, 2007, 12:26 pm Post #1 - June 12th, 2007, 12:26 pm
    I just picked up a bunch at the Tuesday downtown market and I'm not sure how to best prepare it. All my googling has resulted in a lot of recipes for "Oriental Spinach Salad" and I'm fresh out of canned mandarin. . .

    It appears to have the stems of a bok choy relative but leaves that look like black kale- though it smells like regular spinach

    Thoughts? Suggestions? Smells like regular spinach, use like regular spinach?

    Help is always appreciated.
  • Post #2 - June 12th, 2007, 1:05 pm
    Post #2 - June 12th, 2007, 1:05 pm Post #2 - June 12th, 2007, 1:05 pm
    If this is the same as the 'Water Spinach' I've had at a number of places, I'd saute with a bit of garlic, then finish with a touch of soy.

    Flip
    "Beer is proof God loves us, and wants us to be Happy"
    -Ben Franklin-
  • Post #3 - June 13th, 2007, 7:32 am
    Post #3 - June 13th, 2007, 7:32 am Post #3 - June 13th, 2007, 7:32 am
    I picked up some of the same last week.

    I found it to be slightly more bitter in taste than regular spinach, but pleasantly so. The main difference to me was the texture, definitely thicker, like kale.

    I didn't use it raw, whereas I will use regular market spinach raw. I thought it would cook more nicely because it wouldn't devolve into mush, and I was right. Used it once in a pasta primavera-ish dish, and once in a stir fry, and I was very happy with both.

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