Another Panchoâs location was opened in 1998 at 3440 Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Pancho worked with Randy at The Cantina, and moved up to San Francisco to help in the opening of Panchoâs. He has over 20 years of restaurant experience. Youâll see him in the kitchen at Roadside BBQ.
Collard greens (collards) describes certain loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea, the same species as many common vegetables, including cabbage (Capitata Group) and broccoli (Botrytis Group). Collard greens are part of the Acephala Group of the species, which includes kale and spring greens. They are in the same cultivar group owing to their genetic similarity. The name collard is a corrupted form of the word colewort (the wild cabbage plant).
1 The cholesterol-lowering ability of collard greens may be the greatest of all commonly eaten cruciferous vegetables. 2  In a recent study, steamed collard greens outshined steamed kale, mustard greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage in terms of its ability to bind bile acids in the digestive tract.o get the most health benefits from collard greens, we recommend letting them sit for a minimum of 5 minutes before cooking. Sprinkling with lemon juice before letting them sit may be able to help activate their myrosinase enzymes and increase formation of beneficial isothiocyanates in the greens.