WotD: rapini (Brassica rapa sub. rapa)

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1. der Stängelkohl
2. de raapstelen
3. los grelos
4. els grelos
5. le brocoli-rave
7. *an brocailí-ráib
8. kapusta właściwa typowa
9. 브로콜리라브
10. 芥蘭 jièlán
11. 菜の花 (なのはな)

Notes:2-4. Note the plural forms. 7. Unattested. 10. Actually a different subspecies, but near enough that rapini is sold under this name in Chinese markets.

I've had a bit of a bad conscience about the rapini I sowed in my neighbour's plot back when I thought it would soon be mine, but that was put to rest with this e-mail:

you can keep the rapini in my plot as long as i get to harvest from it. i just realized that it's either the same or really similar to broccoli rabé and i really like broccoli rabé.

It is flourishing quite nicely; yesterday we got our first blooms. Normally with greens, that's the point at which I would sigh and rip it all up for the compost, but it seems rapini doesn't go all bitter when it flowers. At least I guess we'll all find out.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Rapunzel rapunzel! Perhaps the rapini is why you have such lovely hair. I like it sauted in garlic with pine nuts. Of course, sauteing in garlic with pine nuts would probably make a hubcap tasty. Gwyn