Greens Education At The Check Out Line

By Emy Louie. Edited by MM.

At the supermarket checkout counter, I’m frequently asked the following question:

Looking at a vegetable, the cashier will ask, “What is this, ma’am?”

“Collards…It’s organic collards,” I reply.

The collard greens at the supermarket have large leaves.

My questions are:

  • Do people confuse the different types of leafy greens?
  • Do people confuse the different types of bitter tasting leafy greens?
  • Do people eat canned collard greens, so they have tasted collards but they don’t recognize the original form of collards in the produce section of the supermarket?

Any thoughts?

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