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Swiss Chard

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B'tzimtzim

Tue, Sep 16 2008, 4:59 pm

I want to make Swiss chard as part of my simanim. Does it have a bug problem(in America)? I'm assuming it does b/c it looks like a lettuce. Any body know how to clean it, and a yummy way to cook it?

Mrs Bissli

Mon, Sep 22 2008, 9:36 am

Yup. You'll need to check for the bugs--I use the leafy bits and stalks of beetroot for simanim.
The easiest way is to cut the leaves from stalks, go through leaves just like you do with lettuce,
but I just soak stalks. (That way, you can also get rid of any residual sands).

I usually boil them in salted water for about 3min, then sautee with a bit of pepper and chopped
garlic. (My family doesn't use lemon juice, but garlics are ok). This tastes a bit like sauteed spinach.

Mommy3.5

Mon, Sep 22 2008, 9:47 pm

its spinach---you can buy frozen and add egg flour and spice and make patties to fry. or buy bagged prechecked.

Zus

Tue, Sep 23 2008, 5:56 am

No it's not the same as spinach. it's a totally different vegetable.

Mommy3.5

Tue, Sep 23 2008, 9:11 pm

its the same yeh ratzon.

Zus

Wed, Sep 24 2008, 1:23 am

no, it's not.

MommyLuv

Wed, Sep 24 2008, 10:13 am

Not sure about the yehi ratzon thingy, but swiss chard is NOT spinach. Totally different veggie.

We eat swiss chard occasionally. I recently used this recipe and it was delicious!!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Q......aspx

Chanie

Wed, Sep 24 2008, 11:49 am

my mil fries it in some sort of batter. It's not bad tasting.

Mommyluv, I know my mil also uses swiss chard for the simanim, not spinich.

Mimisinger

Wed, Sep 24 2008, 11:51 am

In the New York Times today there is a recipe using swiss chard in the food section for R"H. It's an old iranian(?) recipe where they cook it with beets and rice and meat and onions.

Mommy3.5

Wed, Sep 24 2008, 10:23 pm

Zus wrote:

no, it's not.

according to my sons rebbe it is.

ihyphenated

Thu, Sep 25 2008, 1:54 am

the way I was told to check SC:
run each side of the leaf and stem under the most intense blast level of the faucet.
thats it!
sure beats baby spinach :-)

Zus

Thu, Sep 25 2008, 3:46 am

Mommy3.5 wrote:

Zus wrote:

no, it's not.

according to my sons rebbe it is.

You can say the yehi ratzon on whatever you want, but spinach is not one of the simanim.

Mommy3.5

Thu, Sep 25 2008, 3:38 pm

Zus wrote:

Mommy3.5 wrote:

Zus wrote:

no, it's not.

according to my sons rebbe it is.

You can say the yehi ratzon on whatever you want, but spinach is not one of the simanim.

silka, or spinach is one of the simanim in my machzor---shetalkoo oyvecha v'sonecha vechol mivakshei raatenu. eat and say suru memni kol poali even ki shema hashem kol bechi suru suru tzeoo misham tamei tigaoo tzeoo mitocha hobaroo nosiay kili hashem.

my husbands family has been saying it for years, and my sons scool las labled it on thier list as spinach/swisschard for the last thee years. (whitch is why I assumed it was the same vegtable) this is according to both syrian and turkish tradition.

Zus

Thu, Sep 25 2008, 3:55 pm

Yes, silka. Or selek, in Hebrew. Which means beet, not spinach.

Mommy3.5

Sun, Sep 28 2008, 4:43 pm

not in the machzor we use... 1/2 in ladino silka/prasa/ spinach

Mommy3.5

Sun, Sep 28 2008, 11:51 pm

I double checked, it says silka, then Pagi (not prasa, thats leek) then spinach. You might not have heard of it but it is befinately one of the simanim and MANY people I know use it.

Zus

Mon, Sep 29 2008, 8:39 am

I'm only saying that swiss chard and spinach aren't the same vegetable.

Mommy3.5

Wed, Oct 01 2008, 10:58 pm

then we are agreeing. Like I said, I only assumed it was the same because of my sons booklets. Its my husbands minhag---I only cook it!

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