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Komatsuna

Life lesson:
When you go to the store in Japan, you might want to buy yourself some green leafy vegetables so you can stay healthy and strong.  When you reach the green leafy vegetables aisle, you might realize you can't read any of the names of the vegetables.  When you realize this, you might just grab one that looks good.  When you go home and translate the name "komatsuna" in google translator, you might find out that you just ate "type of rape" for breakfast.
For those of you who I know will want to try it, here's the kanji for it: 小松菜
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