Perfect Pairings & Recipes forLacinato Kale

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Flavour Analysis

At first, lacinato kale shows pronounced pungent vegetal notes, and then cut grass, mustard and spinach come into focus. A loam note adds loamy earth. A chlorophyll note contributes fresh leafiness, and kombu dashi and sulphur notes give the profile a finish that moves from the familiar to the unexpected.

Dominant Flavour Families

Vegetal
Earthy
Herbal / Herbaceous
Woody
Spice

Flavour profile of lacinato kale

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Brassical

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Lacinato kale

BrassicalVegetal

lacinato kale8.0

Green vegetal aroma with pungent, sulfuric-earthy notes typical of brassica vegetables. Strong in lacinato kale.

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