4kids4me Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just wondering. Swiss chard is different from beets. The leaves are long, often with reddish veins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 The leafy part of the beets are beet greens (original name, eh?;)). Chard is in the same species, but a different plant. Try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 I was looking at the swiss chard and thought that it looked exactly like the tops of the beets. Do you think it would juice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 We call that stuff silverbeet. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 as in, a juicer? Or as in, when you're sauteing it? Swiss chard is very yummy. I love it in soups, I love it sauteed with mushrooms, onions etc...It's very versatile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Beet tops look a lot like some chards. I've been fooled from afar myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) Not a dumb question at all!!!!!!! Beets and chard are actually the same plant species, Beta vulgaris (although chard is its own subspecies). There are some beets that are not chards, but are grown more for their tops than their roots, so it is easy to get confused. Also, there are red leaved beets and red leaved chards .... Since these plants have been cultivated for thousands of years (if not longer), people have bred these plants so that there are many, many varieties. That happens in a lot of cultivated food plants -- plants that are actually of the same species botanically can be quite distinct in culinary terms. pix of beets http://www.johnnyseeds.com//catalog/subcategory.aspx?category=1&subcategory=9 pix of chard http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/subcategory.aspx?category=1&subcategory=52 Edited January 5, 2009 by Alessandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Thanks for the answers. They do look similar! I was wondering about juicing them, as in using a juicer. I wonder if it would be good, with say, carrots and celery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I can't see why not. Dandelions are good juiced with those things too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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