KV: Here’s why: you get two stuff. You get two stuff out of that. You get leaf, you get stem.
CM: You get stem.
KV: And you can do fun stuff with stem.
CM:It’s intriguing logic. I’ll give you that.
KV: I really like it.
CM: I’m going to grab kale.
KV: Then I’m going to take spinach as my secondary easy pick.
CM: Spinach.
KV: And I mean mature spinach.
CM: I think all spinach should be mature. I think it’s a shame that things like Bloomsdale spinach, Malabar spinach, that these are not household names that we just toss around casually. Because mature spinach and the way that you use it, the way that it presents itself, the texture it achieves, it’s just so far superior.
KV: Yeah, for sure.
CM: So you’ve got spinach. I’ve got to get collards, then.
Collards are… That for me is like collards would never humiliate me.
KV: No, no.
CM: They would never ruin my night.
KV: They bend to your whim.
CM: They play ball.
KV: Yeah.
CM: Yeah, collards, get it done. I’m going to give you one more wild card entry for you to determine.
KV: It’s not going to be escarole, because I hate escarole.
CM: Do you?
KV: Yeah, I really do. To me it’s the same as cooked lettuce. It is just so strange. So you can take that if you want it. What’s another leafy green that I could take?
CM: Oh, oh, could be mustard greens.
KV: Could be mustard greens.
CM: You could have a wild card entry for a frozen green, which I think the use cases of which are vastly different.
KV: Yes. I will take frozen spinach.
CM: Spinach?
KV: So I’ll take fresh spinach and frozen spinach. It’s like it’s one thing, but two different applications.
Wow, it’s so fun. I almost never am here at this juncture knowing exactly what I’m going to bring to this time, but I already know.
CM: It’s fun.
We’re going to take a short break. When we get back, Kendra and I get Natalie back on the line to sell her on our greens.
Hi Natalie. Welcome back.
N: It’s nice to speak with you again.
CM: How’s everything been in Chicago?
N: It’s been extremely cold, but other than that, it’s good.
CM: I’m joined here by my colleague Kendra not a fan of escarole Vaculin. Hey Kendra. How’s everything going?
KV: I am doing well. I should never have told you my feelings about escarole. I feel you’re going to hold them against me for as long as I live.
CM: It’s okay. Nobody needs to die on a hill of escarole, but I did want Kendra in on this conversation because, unless I’m very much mistaken, you like most every other green.
