Kale Dinosaur

The Italians call it Cavolo Nero, and yes, that sounds like the name of an eccentric millionaire who wears suits on yachts. Imagine our disappointment when we found out that it actually means “black cabbage.” In an effort to never be misled by the musical beauty of their language again, we’re firmly calling it Dinosaur Kale and brainstorming T-Rex jokes like the heathens we are. Take that, Italy.

A hearty cooking green, this variety offers up more than 100% of your daily vitamin A and K requirements, which is particularly impressive if you had no idea that there was such a thing as vitamin K. Use it to make caldo verde, which is Portuguese for “green soup” (seriously, English is the most boring language) and slurp on it whilst watching Jurassic Park.