Meet Scarlett and Ruby, two of the mustard greens that are being measured and weighed during the next few weeks. During the summer I hated harvesting this kind of green because they were always frilly, bolting and never amounted to very much.
I thought these two greens would be pretty much the same thing: dark red frilly mustard greens. But they are definitely not! Scarlett Frills is darker with skinny leaves. Ruby Streaks is reddish and bright green. It's far 'frilly-er' (and I think prettier).
And their taste... are they different?
ReplyDeleteMaybe - They are both mildly mustard tasting, but I can't really taste a difference. If it were my garden I would plant one or the other, but not both. Later this week I think I'll do a whole taste test post since all of the greens are big enough.
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