nobleheart: tomatillos, are these a cross between tomatoes and pepinoes?

skipinnz: no, silly: everybody knows tomatillos are a cross between a tomato and an armadillo.

little armored tomatoes.

*clank*

*ow!*

like that.

plaintiger:

how kewt!

ScarletRose:

nobleheart: What is Bok Choy?

Foxy Lady: A chinese cabbage, very light in flavour

skipinnz: Are they real small?

Foxy Lady: they grow more upright, about a foot tall and not as round as normal cabbage

skipinnz: I've seen some purple in color that ppl plant like flowers here.I'm not sure what it's called.

Foxy Lady: that almost sounds like rhubarb, Ma'am.

well, to me...who knows very little and is prone to taking wild guesses at what You might be talking about.

plaintiger: LOL no you got it wrong.

Foxy Lady: lol...this surprises me not at all, Ma'am...

Foxy Lady:I think I know the plant you mean. It is of the brassica family and they plant both a purple & purple/white one.

skipinnz: hmm...yes, that's sounding familiar to me too, now that i think about it.

that's not used in salads, is it?

plaintiger:Not that I'm aware of, they are just ornamental as far as I know

skipinnz: ah, okay. well i'm probably thinking of a type of lettuce and should just shut up on the subject of bok choy.

skipinnz: Yes thats the one it looks pretty but i don't know about eating it.

Foxy Lady: bok choy :
http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingredients/produce/vegetables/images/bok_choy.jpg
Bok choy is an Asian member of the cabbage family that has a mild flavor. It consists of long, thick, white stalks, topped by intensely blue-green leaves. Bok choy is a familiar vegetable in Chinese restaurants, where it appears in won ton soup and many stir-fried dishes.

it is more like chard or broccoli in taste.
http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Food_Guide/Bok_Choy.htm

nobleheart: Thanks for the info and the site,