Encouraging children to eat spinach
Posted by kathryn in Vegetables
I loved this quote from Robert Carrier that I spotted on the Great Big Vegetable Challenge blog:
“An exotic from Persia, it was brought by the Moors to Spain, by the Spaniards to the Low Counties, by Flemish refugees to England. And after that great pilgrimage, we plunge it in cold water, boil it, and then force it on our children.”
Although Charlotte seems to be having great success in getting her children to eat it with spinach fritters and a very green spanakopita.
14 April, 2008
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Very nice! You know, I always loved the stuff as a small person. I just hated the silverbeet stalks.
Never had silverbeet until I came to Australia. Love, love, love it now – much prefer to English spinach. But I know what you mean about the stalks Lucy. Always feel I should eat them, otherwise it’s a waste, but just can’t find a way to enjoy them.
I am with you kathryn about silverbeet stalks – am a bit shy of lots of green leaves but have grown to love baby spinach!
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