• deegeese
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    15 days ago

    Then what’s the common part with rotkohl?

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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      15 days ago

      What do you mean by “common part”? Kohl is just cabbage. Rotkohl is red cabbage. Because it’s cabbage that is red.

      Now you’ve made me hungry.

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        15 days ago

        So the etymology answer is collard greens are cabbage greens because they’re in the same family.