Kale

It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms.

Kale freezes well and actually tastes sweeter and tastier after being exposed to a frost.

Tender kale greens can provide an intense addition to salads, particularly when combined with other such strongly-flavored ingredients such as dry-roasted peanuts, tamari-roasted almonds, or red pepper flakes.

A traditional Portuguese soup, caldo verde, combines mashed potatoes, sliced cooked spicy sausage, diced kale, olive oil, and broth. A whole culture around Kale has developed in northwestern Germany around the towns of Bremen and Oldenburg; there most social clubs of any kind will have a "Grühnkohlfahrt" ("kale tour") sometime in January, which includes visiting a country inn, and there eating lots of kale and sausage and drinking lots of schnapps. Most communities in the area have a yearly kale festival which includes naming a "kale king".

Kale is rich in Iron and vitamin C.