Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
You definitely need to try some of that red Russian kale. I'm not a huge fan of ordinary curly kale either, but I like black (lacinato) kale in soups and stews, and the red kale is just plain delicious and really, really tender.
I have to second this! I like the curly Kale - but it would not be my first choice in terms of veggies. I wanted to grow Kale just because it's different and it grows almost year-round here. I bought red russian seeds because it looked pretty (and figured it would taste the same). We've been harvesting it like mad and I made my first big batch of sauteed kale and sweet corn the other day. I've made this 'recipe' before with curly kale and it was good. With the red russian? It's amazing! Sooo tender and slightly sweet...no bitter bite like the curly stuff. I'm a new fan (and super glad since I've got mounds and mounds of it)!