Beet greens and spinach

[EricTh]

 

Does anyone know what are the exact Thai names for Beet greens and Spinach.

 

I get confused faces when I try to tell them.

[CLW]

Spinach I think is "Pak Hom"
Beet greens, are these the leaves of beetroot?
Beetroot maybe same in Thai.
Add "Mann/Munn" before the word which means root

[EricTh]

10 hours ago, CLW said:

Spinach I think is "Pak Hom"
Beet greens, are these the leaves of beetroot?
Beetroot maybe same in Thai.
Add "Mann/Munn" before the word which means root

 

How can beet greens have the same name as spinach?

 

It is this vege here. 

 

http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/foodfacts/beet-greens-nutrition-facts.jpg

 

 

[CLW]

  How can beet greens have the same name as spinach?

 

It is this vege here. 

 

http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/foodfacts/beet-greens-nutrition-facts.jpg

 

 

 

Not the same name. There should be a paragraph between the two meanings or topics

 

With same name I mean the translation of beetroot to Thai could sound same or similar to the English one.

Beetloot or Munn Beetloot.

 

You have a sizzler restaurant nearby? Usually the have boiled beetroot at their buffet [emoji1]

 

 

 

[EricTh]

1 hour ago, CLW said:

 

 

You have a sizzler restaurant nearby? Usually the have boiled beetroot at their buffet 

 

 

I don't know of any sizzler.

 

My body is low in potassium and I've read that this vegetable has high potassium.

 

Unluckily, I can't see any beet-greens in Thai restaurants.

 

Is beet-root the same plant as beet-greens?

 

Edited June 7, 2017 by EricTh

[KarenBravo]

1 minute ago, EricTh said:

 

I don't know of any sizzler.

 

My body is low in potassium and I've read that this vegetable has high potassium.

 

Unluckily, I can't see any beet-greens in Thai restaurants.

 

Is beet-root the same plant as beet-greens?

 

Low in potassium? Eat bananas.....

[EricTh]

Just now, KarenBravo said:

Low in potassium? Eat bananas.....

 

You have to eat lot more bananas than beet-greens to get the same amount of potassium.

[KarenBravo]

Just now, EricTh said:

 

You have to eat lot more bananas than beet-greens to get the same amount of potassium.

Hmmm.......bananas, or beet greens?

I know which one I would rather eat.

[djayz]

Yes, in Thai "beetroot" is called "beetroot" ( บีทรูท ) just as CLW has already pointed out. Their leaves are called beet greens.

 

 

[dddave]

Foodland usually has beetroot.

[CLW]

Spinach you should be able to find here, Beet greens rather not.
However I did a quick search on high potassium foods and some (for example vegetable soybean, green beans, yogurt, clams, fish, sweet potatoes) of them are easily available here.
But probably you don't like them

[EricTh]

10 hours ago, CLW said:

Spinach you should be able to find here, Beet greens rather not.
However I did a quick search on high potassium foods and some (for example vegetable soybean, green beans, yogurt, clams, fish, sweet potatoes) of them are easily available here.
But probably you don't like them

 

I eat a lot of soybean and green beans so it is actually quite low in potas.

 

These are the top 10 vege for potassium from highest to lowest.

 

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php

 

1. Beet Greens

2. Yam

3. Garden Cress

4. Lima beans

5. Spinach

6. Swiss Chard

7. Potatoes skin (most people peel off the skin)

8. Bamboo shoots

9. Kale (this is western kale and not the same as  ka na in Thai)

10. Sweet potato 

 

It doesn't seem to be on the menu of most Thai restaurants.

 

Which of these are common in Thai food?

 

Edited June 8, 2017 by EricTh

[farmerjo]

Here's an older thread on getting seeds if you want to farm them or grow a few at home.https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/929755-beetroot-seeds/ 

[CLW]

 
I eat a lot of soybean and green beans so it is actually quite low in potas.
 
These are the top 10 vege for potassium from highest to lowest.
 
https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php
 
1. Beet Greens
2. Yam
3. Garden Cress
4. Lima beans
5. Spinach
6. Swiss Chard
7. Potatoes skin (most people peel off the skin)
8. Bamboo shoots
9. Kale (this is western kale and not the same as  ka na in Thai)
10. Sweet potato 
 
It doesn't seem to be on the menu of most Thai restaurants.
 
Which of these are common in Thai food?
 

Are you vegetarian or vegan?

[EricTh]

Just now, CLW said:

Are you vegetarian or vegan?

 

Vegetarian.

[EricTh]

I just noticed there is a vegetable called 'Thai Yam'.

 

Is this the same as western Yam or is it called Taro?

 

 

[KarenBravo]

3 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

I eat a lot of soybean and green beans so it is actually quite low in potas.

 

These are the top 10 vege for potassium from highest to lowest.

 

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php

 

1. Beet Greens

2. Yam

3. Garden Cress

4. Lima beans

5. Spinach

6. Swiss Chard

7. Potatoes skin (most people peel off the skin)

8. Bamboo shoots

9. Kale (this is western kale and not the same as  ka na in Thai)

10. Sweet potato 

 

It doesn't seem to be on the menu of most Thai restaurants.

 

Which of these are common in Thai food?

 

Only No. 8.

[EricTh]

Just now, KarenBravo said:

Only No. 8.

 

Thai kale isn't the same as western kale. It actually should be called kailan.

It's basically a Chinese vegetable.

 

 

Edited June 8, 2017 by EricTh

[KarenBravo]

2 minutes ago, EricTh said:

 

Thai kale isn't the same as western kale. It actually should be called kailan.

It's basically a Chinese vegetable.

 

 

What's that got to do with bamboo shoots?

[EricTh]

2 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

What's that got to do with bamboo shoots?

 

Oh, sorry, my mistake. I overlooked the list.

[fruitman]

i ate at least 10 different spinach varieties in Thailand. They all look different and have different names which i can't read.

 

I remember New zealand spinach, japanese spinach, different amaranthus, red spinach, red amaranthus and so on.

 

All taste great steamed, or boiled in water with milk....add a big meatball and mashed potato, bob is your uncle.

[JungleBiker]

On 6/8/2017 at 2:53 PM, EricTh said:

 

Thai kale isn't the same as western kale. It actually should be called kailan.

It's basically a Chinese vegetable.

 

 

 

Both the western and Thai/Chinese kales are different varieties of the same species (which also includes cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli and other veggies):   

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea

 

Without googling, I would guess that the western and Chinese varieties of kale have similar potassium levels. 

 

 

[JungleBiker]

On 6/8/2017 at 2:07 PM, KarenBravo said:

Only No. 8.

 

Sweet potato and potato are also common.

[JungleBiker]

This list gives you more options (including other varieties of Brassica oleracea): 

 

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php 

[EricTh]

3 hours ago, JungleBiker said:

 

Both the western and Thai/Chinese kales are different varieties of the same species (which also includes cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli and other veggies):   

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea

 

Without googling, I would guess that the western and Chinese varieties of kale have similar potassium levels. 

 

 

 

Broccoli has 316 mg per 100 g but Kale has 491 mg.

 

Broccoli is quite common Thai dishes but we have to eat twice as much.

 

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php

 

[JungleBiker]

On 6/10/2017 at 3:45 PM, EricTh said:

 

Broccoli has 316 mg per 100 g but Kale has 491 mg.

 

Broccoli is quite common Thai dishes but we have to eat twice as much.

 

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php

 

 

It could be boring eating just one or a few kinds of veg all the time.