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From: donnam@palomar.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Donna Mitchell)
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Subject: Romanesco Broccoli (was: Broccoflower)
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Date: 9 Jul 90 14:09:59 GMT
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In article <HUGHES.90Jul6085636@blizzard.Berkeley.EDU> hughes@blizzard.Berkeley.EDU (Eric Hughes) writes:
>
>If I'm thinking of what you're thinking, this vegetable also goes by
>the name of Romanesco broccoli; it has pointed, spiraling flower
>arrangements and is a pale yellow-green.  I have seen Romanesco
>broccoli in the J. L. Hudson seed catalog for three years (when I
>started getting it).  In there it is listed as an Italian variety.
>
	Several people have mentioned Romanesco Broccoli.  I would like
	to put in a good word for this veggie.  I have grown it for the
	last 5 years...It's wonderful!  It is no substitute for "regular"
	broccoli any more that cauliflower is.  But, rather, it is a good 
	addition to the garden and kitchen.  It's milder than broccoli, 
	and just different from cauliflower.  It also is not as course as 
	broccoli I tend to purposely under cook my broccoli, cauliflower 
	and Romanesco.  The Romanesco is more similar in texture to 
	cauliflower. 

	Over the years, I have found Romanesco to be a bit harder to grow 
	than broccoli, although the past two years I've had a bumper
	Romanesco crop and just a so-so broccoli crop.

	Give it a try, I think you'll like it!

					Donna
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