My parents had some lettuce on their balcony but failed to harvest it in time so it grew taller and taller. They gave it to a friend as a birthday present and nobody could say what weird plant they had brought.
Broccoli Blooms
Submitted 1 month ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 month ago
TheBat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“Let us see if anyone else can guess”, accompanied by aggressive eyebrow movements.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 month ago
Oh, you’ve met them.
EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s called bolting, and it’s no longer enjoyable to eat when it’s done that.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Wait till it flowers! It has a really nice inflorescence, although I think other Lactuca species are more beautiful overall :)
Auth@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I only know this because im a really shit gardener
buttnugget@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Your loss becomes our gain or something.
rainwall@piefed.social 1 month ago
This is called "bolting" in gardening terms.
Slatlun@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Not exactly. It is bolting when it starts sending up a flowering stem, the very beginning of flowering. Every broccoli I’ve ever eaten has bolted, but not many of them have bolted and flowered.
Cort@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Huh, I’ve only heard bolting used when plants start flowering too early, before they’ve produced. Like lettuces or basil flowering before there are more than a couple leaves. Usually because they’re too crowded or otherwise stressed.
ook@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
I… don’t know enough about broccoli to figure out if this is a meme or not.
prex@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I don’t know enough about memes to figure out if this is broccoli or not.
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
And at this point I’m too afraid to ask
ThePancakeExperiment@feddit.org 1 month ago
It is not, with broccoli and cauliflower you literally eat the buds, or how they are called in English, and they can of course flower.
funkajunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We call them “florets”, which means “small flower”
ilovecheese@feddit.uk 1 month ago
And butterflies love the flowers! All my broccoli went to flower (bolted) last year!
Bldck@beehaw.org 1 month ago
In English it’s called a floret. Which hints at its true form
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
Does it taste good?
MunkyNutts@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
In my opinion, no. It is picked and consumed when the buds are still tight, if the head starts to loosen or the buds begin to open it has a more bitter taste to it.
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Related, but kale blooms look similar and I like the florets a lot in pasta (esp. mac & cheese).
SeptugenarianSenate@leminal.space 5 weeks ago
I hope that this does not catch you in the wrong frame of reference, but given your diverse dietary background I feel that this may be one of the least objectionable chances for me to query your memory regarding whether or not you may have ever by chance had the opportunity to also partake in the consumption (including subsequent digestion) of the testicular organs of any mammalian species, such as for example, the testicles of a non-humanoid primate, like of a monkey?
-gin
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Typically when plants flower they become more bitter. There are outliers but the general rule holds. Broccoli is better before it flowers fs
thatradomguy@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Does it taste better when it blooms?
EchoCT@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Grew broccoli for the first time this year. The answer is worse, chewier, stringier.
kieron115@startrek.website 5 weeks ago
Some plants make some bitter compounds when they go to seed so I would guess not.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
It’s closely related to mustard, and mustard’s distinct flavor is from the seeds. So I’d assume that if you leave it long enough for the blooms to seed, they’d taste similar to mustard.
ikidd@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Everything is a brassica.
dandylion@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
Does that make the flowers tastier?
IndiBrony@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What I get from this: we eat broccoli before it reaches sexual maturation.
So you don’t enjoy eating fully grown broccoli, you enjoy eating prepubescent broccoli children.
I’m also realising that this is true of a lot of veg…
lividweasel@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Vegetable veal
heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
So do the flowers smell like a fart too?
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
If your broccoli smells like a fart and that means you have overcooked it in water.
Try roasting that shit, he will find that broccoli smells and tastes fucking fantastic.
danc4498@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Is it tasty?
What about cauliflower?
Geekocracy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Once it blooms it turns bitter. Still edible, but a different flavor
lettruthout@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes, you can eat the flowers. We combine them with regular broccoli in a saute. They make a pretty addition. The very end of the stems are also edible but anything more than an inch or two from the end can be woody.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 month ago
I slice the stems into sticks and soak them in salt water for a day or two for a tasty snack. Make sure to cut the outer layer off for max absorbtion.
jimmux@programming.dev 1 month ago
The broccoli and broccolini in my garden have grown so big it’s hard to keep up. This means I’ll sometimes eat bits that have begun flowering. I haven’t noticed much difference in the taste.
NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
For anyone in NE North America, our native Golden Alexander plant can be eaten in a similar way and tastes quite a bit like broccoli. As a bonus, it’s a host plant for black swallowtail butterflies, so it’s a wonderful addition to the garden!
Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
My grandpa always leaves some of the veg he grows to bloom so he can take the seeds to plant in the next year. It’s really interesting to watch them develop!
shalafi@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Green onion bulbs are a delicacy! You can eat the flower, but it’s not as juicy and a little papery.
Lumisal@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Broccoli is named after the family which invented it. The family line so exists with the last name of Broccoli and is quite wealthy.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
That’s what the Broccoli family (of James Bond fame) claims, but it’s contested. The James Bond IP is the source of their wealth.
Lumisal@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Whoops, should have elaborated that was their source of wealth so people don’t think they got rich from allegedly inventing broccoli (didn’t know it was contested)
Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
They were in the veggie business in NYC I think. The name comes from Southern Italy somewhere.
dankm@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
I thought it was named after Lieutenant Broccoli of Star Trek fame.
Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
A branch of the Broccoli family made the James Bond movies until they sold the rights for gigabux to Amazon.
ReCursing@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Somehow the fact the flowers are a sickly yellow is a little bit disappointing
Ageroth@reddthat.com 1 month ago
That’s what color they are in the “visible” spectrum, I wonder what they look like if you added in the ultraviolet spectrum that bees and other insects can see
ComradePedro@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Well, we can’t really picture a color outside the visible spectrum. Just try to imagine a color you’ve never seen…
Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 1 month ago
And in culinary terms, the piece of broccoli that you eat is called a floret.
MidnightPocket@hexbear.net 1 month ago
Basil similarly will do this.
funkajunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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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Eq0@literature.cafe 1 month ago
Seriously?? Wow, a friend had been talking my ear off with brassicacea fact and failed to mention this? Thanks for sharing!
zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Relevant xkcd
The_v@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
B. oleracea gets all the fame.
B. rapa never gets the respect it should.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_rapa
Bok Choi
Bomdong
Choy sum
Komatsuna
Mizuna
Napa Cabbage
Rapini
Tatsoi
Turnip
Yellow Sarson
Oil seed Mustard
yucandu@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I once had someone accuse me of being bourgeoisie for eating Brussels sprouts.
imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I’ve found that anyone who uses bourgeoisie unironically can and should be ignored
funkajunk@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That’s not why you’re bougie
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You should’ve been eating cabbage like a good proletariat /s
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So what is kohlrabi? Is it good? How do you eat/cook it?
exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
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.
Leomas@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You can eat it cooked or raw, I personally prefer raw as a refreshing sweet snack.
howrar@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Raw, it’s a little spicy, similar to radishes. Boiled, it’s very sweet. It can take the place of carrots and turnips in soups.
The simplest preparation that’ll give you an idea of how the ingredients tastes on its own: cut into thin slices and boil in water with a bit of salt and msg (I personally like to use chicken stock).
The outer layer is very tough and fibrous, so make sure to get rid of that first. Depending on the quality of the bulb, you might also end up with one that’s fibrous throughout. Those are not pleasant to eat, and if you happen to get one of those, I assure you that it’s not a typical experience.
funkajunk@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s basically like a milder/sweeter turnip.
Nfamwap@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You eat it with your mouth, someone else will be along to tell you how to cook it
dankm@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Better than Brussels sprouts. Anything is better than that hell.
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So then if I eat mustard, I don’t have to eat the rest of that stuff?
mathiouchio@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Depends, mustard seeds yes. Mustard sauce also yes.
bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
In the words of my lord and savior samonella
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