There are about 150 types of kale, differing in flavor, texture, and appearance. The three most popular ones in stores are ...

A Kale Primer: When to Use Which Variety. By Nicole Perry. Updated on Jan 4, 2015 at 8:43 AM.

Kale is a biennial whose sweetness is brought out by cold weather, and it will overwinter in many places. Seed shoppers may see one of two Brassica species listed in Latin beneath a variety’s ...

Kale is getting a makeover, and the very essence of kaliness may hang in the balance. To develop a new variety of kale tailored to American palates, horticulture professor Philip Griffiths of Cornell ...

This kale has flat, fringed leaves that look somewhat like oak leaves and are sweet and mild, but with just a touch of heat. Although it is my favorite variety taste-wise, it is very hard for me ...

But Chidori kale holds its color pretty well; if anything, it darkens a bit, into a richer pink or fuchsia. The flavor is milder than that of most other kales and the texture more succulent.

I defer to no one in my love for kale, especially the gentle lacinato variety. One of the most delicious things ever is a chopped lacinato kale salad, dressed with fresh-squeezed lemon juice ...

But no matter the variety, kale is super-good for you. It’s packed with vitamins A, C, and K, as well as calcium and potassium. Curly kale has a deep green color, ruffled leaves, and a fibrous ...

Market Watch: Kale Local healthy chef and RD Katie Cavuto-Boyle shares the good-for-you, in-season fare to eat this week By Katie Cavuto, MS RD · 6/7/2010, 11:37 a.m.