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Do you cook your beans and Sukuma wiki this way?

In Kenya, many people believe that the English translation for sukuma wiki is kale. This is not true. Kale or leaf cabbage has green or purple leaves, in which the central leaves do not form a head (as opposed to headed cabbages). What we call sukuma wiki is actually called collard greens in the US and some other parts of the world.

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