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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 16 days ago

Broccoli Blooms

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    Broccoli comes from wild mustard, which flowers in order to reproduce.

    In fact, many vegetables come from just that single plant - we’ve cultivated it in so many ways for so many years, we’ve got some very distinct varieties:

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      The germans almost got it right with the naming

      English German Comment
      Cabbage Kohl “Cabbage?”
      Brussel Sprouts Rosenkohl “Rose Cabbage”
      Kolarabi Kohlrabi “Rabbi’s Cabbage” I’m joking
      Kale Grünkohl “Green Cabbage”
      Broccoli Brokkoli “Brother’s Cabbage” Jk. They fucked up here
      Cauliflower Blumenkohl “Flower Cabbage”
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        1. my mind is blown
        2. how much time did you spend on that table
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        Brussel sprouts are also called “Kohlsprossen” in some german speaking areas -> cabbage sprouts. Cauliflower is also called “Karfiol” ("Car-fee-ol which i dont have a fucking clue how it came to be.)

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          From Italian cavolfiore (“cauliflower”), from cavolo (“cabbage”) + fiore (“flower”).

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        Kale, Kohl, add Cauli all come from the same Latin word caulis, btw.

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      I once had someone accuse me of being bourgeoisie for eating Brussels sprouts.

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        I’ve found that anyone who uses bourgeoisie unironically can and should be ignored

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          Hmm… that sounds like something a bourgeoisie would say to their bourgeoisie friends.

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        That’s not why you’re bougie

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          It’s because of the light-up sneakers, isn’t it?

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            It’s because of your monocle and top hat.

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        You should’ve been eating cabbage like a good proletariat /s

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      So then if I eat mustard, I don’t have to eat the rest of that stuff?

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        Depends, mustard seeds yes. Mustard sauce also yes.

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      So what is kohlrabi? Is it good? How do you eat/cook it?

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        It tastes like broccoli stems. Some are more tender than others (just like with broccoli stems).

        I usually slice into little julienned pieces and marinate it in salt and acid for it to wilt into some kind of modified cole slaw.

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          Sliced and sprinkled with salt is good too for crunchy snax.

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        in addition to all the stuff people answered you can also cut it in about 1 cm thick slices, bread it and fry it in a pan like a schnitzel, which tastes awesome.

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        It’s basically like a milder/sweeter turnip.

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        You can eat it cooked or raw, I personally prefer raw as a refreshing sweet snack.

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        You eat it with your mouth, someone else will be along to tell you how to cook it

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          No I don’t. Hence the questions

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      In the words of my lord and savior samonella

      (I don’t know if time stamps are copied on YTLITE, I’ll check on my pc and if not edit the link)

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