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I don't see how I can consider them poor food when I didn't realize they were food to begin with

That's why I said it was cultural, not personal. I think your culture decided that it was poor food and so lost the knowledge of how to prepare and eat them.

In the southern US, I think *everyone* knows that they are food, because we've been poor since Reconstruction (or that's the cultural story we like to tell ourselves, anyway.) Cooked greens are a traditional Southern comfort food; I can order them in lots of nearby restaurants. Maybe it's not common knowledge for Yankees, but it's not like we're keeping it a secret. :)

Here (http://whatscookingamerica.net/Vegetables/CollardGreens.htm) and here (http://southernfood.about.com/library/weekly/aa031100a.htm) are some additional links you might want to check out.