kale

Everyday

1. Kale is a leafy green vegetable in the cabbage family, with curly or flat dark leaves. tree →
2. (Scotland, old) Kail or kale was an old word for cabbage soup or for food in general. tree →

In the lessons

In healthy eating lessons kale is given as an example of a vegetable full of vitamins and fibre. In everyday life people put it in salads, smoothies, soups or bake it into crisps. It grows well in cold weather. Phrases: «kale chips», «curly kale», «a bunch of kale».

Examples

• Mum put kale in the green smoothie. tree →
• Curly kale grows well even in frost. tree →
• We baked kale chips with a little oil and salt. tree →
• Kale is in the same family as broccoli and cabbage. tree →
• Dad bought a bunch of kale at the market. tree →
• Caterpillars love munching our kale. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «some kale», not «a kale» (but «a bunch of kale»). Rhymes with «sale». Kale chips (US) are called kale crisps in the UK.