I thought this solitary Swiss Chard was a perfect example of this leafy vegetable, with it's bright green color and scarlet veins. It's a variety from my heirloom seed company Baker Creek Seed Company.
The word Swiss was used to distinguish chard from French spinach varieties by 19th century seed catalog publishers. The chard is very popular with Mediterranean cooks. The first varieties have been traced back to Sicily.
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