Comments on: Kale Chips

By: Tracey C. Wade

Tracey C. Wade — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:02:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I tried making these and they are just fantastic!

By: Suanne

Suanne — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:15:21 +0000

Alright!!! I fixed the database already so that it can now handle Chinese characters in the comments field. Let me try it one more time … Kale is 羽衣甘藍 (yǔ yī gān lán) while Spinach is 菠菜 (bō cài). Not that I can read it but am sure Google Translate is correct! he he he … Ben

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:51:16 +0000

Hi Ben & Suanne, thanks for the tips. I dun know if i can find Kale or “gan lan” in this part of the world. But they do look like coral lettuce here.

By: Marike

Marike — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:21 +0000

Found a good photo of gai lan.

http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2008/05/steamed-gai-lan-chinese-broccoli.html

By: Marike

Marike — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:38:19 +0000

The asian green “gai lan” is known as chinese kale or chinese brocolli, but I don’t think the kale here is gai lan.

By: Suanne

Suanne — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:23:56 +0000

Hi Michelle, I have bought kale in a Chinese groceries store and never bother to know the Chinese name. But I did a check on the internet and found it call ‘gum lan’.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:01:02 +0000

Hi Michelle:
I don’t know Chinese at all but here is what Google Translate describes Kale in Chinese: 羽衣甘藍 or yǔ yī gān lán.
The website for Google Translate is http://translate.google.com/
Enjoy!
Ben

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:29:03 +0000

Hi Suanne. What’s Kale in cantonese? Sorry to bother you on the translation again.. Thanks

By: Karen Dar Woon

Karen Dar Woon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:17:22 +0000

@marciaw: what a good idea; using a dessicant! Now I can re-use those little packets that seem to be packed into “everything”.

By: marciaw

marciaw — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:01:05 +0000

I started making these a couple of years ago under a broiler. I can’t remember what prompted me to put kale on a cookie sheet in the oven, but I’m glad I did. I find the curly kale crisps up best. I guess it’s personal preference.

Kale chips don’t store well – unless you store them with a dessicant.