Kale is actually not that bad tasting
I know.  Kale is just fancy cabbage.  I have no idea why it gets such ire.
Probably cause people pushed it so hard as the best healthy food ever
Maybe, but Kale has also been used as shorthand for snooty Hollywood types for some reason.  As if they're the only people who but cabbage on things.
I kind of prefer cabbage myself but to each their own, both are good
Kale
Kale () or leaf cabbage is one of certain cultivars of cabbage ("Brassica oleracea") grown for their edible leaves, although some are used as ornamentals. Kale plants have green or purple leaves, and the central leaves do not form a head (as with headed cabbage). Kales are considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most of the many domesticated forms of "Brassica oleracea".
Etymology.
"Kale" originates from Northern Middle English "cale" (compare Scots "kail
, unlike in Ireland, with falcons. Cereal crops included wheat, barley, oats and rye. Vegetables included kale, cabbage, onions and leeks, peas and beans and turnips, and some types no longer common, such as skirret. Plants such as wild garlic, nettles and watercress may have been gathered in the wild. The pastoral economy meant that hides and leather were readily available. Wool was the main source of fibres for clothing, and flax was also common, although it is not clear if they grew it