Wilted or fresh in salads, the perfect foil for cheese in pastry or pasta, star of curries galore, these leaves go with everything – even banana ice-cream
Spinach is a tremendously versatile green vegetable, to the extent that it can even send emails, as scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have shown. Their particular brand of Spinacia oleracea was fitted with carbon nanotubes capable of detecting explosive chemicals in ground water and then sending you an email about it, and therefore may not be edible. But at least it was good at keeping in touch.
