Comments on: Sniggers — Rape Vegetable

By: Mila

Mila — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:10:41 +0000

In China, there are fields growing with rape, a mustard variety, and the flowers are bright yellow. They are also turned into a form of vegetable oil (rape oil, yes they are labelled that way).

The vegetable tastes like a cross between chinese broccoli and petchay.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:36:31 +0000

I still find it strange that they would name a vegetable rape, when that same word refers to an act violating somebody.

By: TheBachelorGirl

TheBachelorGirl — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:48:28 +0000

Wow! Thanks for the info! I guess the pronounciation would be different then too.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:29:22 +0000

The Komatsuna or Japanese mustard spinach is also called Rape Vegetable

or it could also be this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed

Rape is also a type of plant, Brassica napus, from the mustard family.