tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35720139.post8527009046779353383..comments2023-09-10T07:39:59.348-04:00Comments on Caramelized OpiNIONS (aka RVA Foodie): Creecy Greens, Two Ways*RVA Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214920696412259243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35720139.post-73801149530476269472009-02-21T21:20:00.000-05:002009-02-21T21:20:00.000-05:00We used to call this 'creecy salad'; it's also cal...We used to call this 'creecy salad'; it's also called garden cress. It's only in season (and even remotely edible) in late winter and very early spring. It's not related to watercress, which is nothing like you described in the first sentence. Real watercress in your soup sounds like it would be delicious. Creecy greens are best boiled and served with hot chili vinegar to cut the bitterness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35720139.post-32226990505343272642009-02-20T13:34:00.000-05:002009-02-20T13:34:00.000-05:00A guy I know in King and Queen says dairymen there...A guy I know in King and Queen says dairymen there don't want creesy greens in the pastures because they make the milk taste off.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638837037048573708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35720139.post-77812423321673966492009-02-20T13:14:00.000-05:002009-02-20T13:14:00.000-05:00This may be a stretch, but I wonder if the vendor ...This may be a stretch, but I wonder if the vendor calls the stuff watercress or creecy greens depending on the customer. I just went and changed the title of this post, so it's now more accurate and less "gourmet."RVA Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214920696412259243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35720139.post-43326617267653916082009-02-20T12:32:00.000-05:002009-02-20T12:32:00.000-05:00That's not traditional watercress. I think what yo...That's not traditional watercress. I think what you have is known locally as "creesy greens" (Barbarea vulgaris). I tried them several times when I moved here 20 years ago and they can be pretty damn rank. I think they have a lot of oxalic acid in them..<BR/><BR/>Traditional watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is quite delicate compared to "creasy greens" (also known as yellow rocket).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638837037048573708noreply@blogger.com