Broccoli.

[MIGNAL]

Broccoli. What's that all about? I was offered some today. I'd rather be chained down and have my nuts squashed. :shock:
Do some folk actually admit to liking the taste of broccoli? It's beyond me.

 

[Racers]

Love it, but can't stand cauliflower, tastes like stagnate ponds.

Pete

 

[Harbo]

What - first time you've tried broccoli - what a sheltered life you must lead?

Food of the Gods but Purple Sprouting is tastier.

Rod

 

[Kalimna]

Make a nice soup when mixed with blue Stilton. But over cooked, it's flipping awful.
Also goes nicely with a squeeze of lemon, black pepper and some toasted pine nuts

Cheers,
Adam

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Love it, but can't stand cauliflower, tastes like stagnate ponds.

Pete

Love cauliflower - very favourite veg, but wouldn't give a thank you for broccoli (except as above, in soup)

 

[Grahamshed]

When little, my son wanted to know why he had trees on his plate.

 

[MIGNAL]

What - first time you've tried broccoli - what a sheltered life you must lead?

Food of the Gods but Purple Sprouting is tastier.

Rod

Assumptions. I never stated that it was the first time I've tasted it, just that I was offered some. Obviously I refused, as any sane person would!!

 

[t8hants]

Never refuse food, we are only ever 9 meals from chaos.

 

[Harbo]

Both cauliflower and broccoli are nice roasted - cauliflower cooked the Indian way is very nice and so is broccoli roasted with sesame seeds and oil.

Rod

 

[cutting42]

My kids were brought up eating mostly broccoli and baby sweetcorn. We called them trees as well!

 

[RobinBHM]

Its in the superfood category.......luckily so is red wine!

 

[John15]

Broccoli and Cauliflower - two of my favourite veggies

 

[graduate_owner]

There's just no accounting for taste when it comes to veg. My wife actually LIKES mushy peas. Yuk. I haven't touched them since school dinners - come to think of it, I didn't eat them then either.
But broccoli, cauli etc - bring em on. Even broad beans as long as they are fresh from the garden, otherwise again - yuk.

K

 

[Steve Maskery]

Well broccoli is my go-to veg. I have it most days and I have to force myself to do something else. Last night I had mushy peas, a rare treat and tonight it Savoy cabbage. It's a long time since I had cauli, I must do something about that, I have an excellent cauli cheese recipe somewhere.

There are not many foods I don't like, I'm even getting to accept capers and anchovies, things I've never really got on with.

Must try the roasted idea, thanks.
S

 

[graduate_owner]

We often have roast parsnip, but recently we have been having roasted carrot as well - all in the roast potato pan. Roasted carrots are really the best.

K

 

[Phil Pascoe]

everyone should try root veg. crisps - parsnip, carrot, beetroot, sweet potato - wonderful. Lidl do nice ones.

 

[RobinBHM]

A thread about Broccoli.......for a minute I thought Id drifted into netmums :shock:

Of course if somebody mentions how eating copious amounts of broccoli improves ones sharpening technique, then I'll know I'm still safely in the correct forum!

 

[Racers]

Carrots batons fried in olive oil until soft then add ground ginger and serve, very nice.

Pete

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

I find if you gently lap your Broccoli on a 60,000 grit Japanese waterstone, it tastes disgusting!

I've also NEVER mastered half blind dovetails when trying to join my parsnips to the Cauli. Waste of blinkin' time!

 

[Doug B]

Both cauliflower & broccoli are nice raw, don't know why folks insist on cooking all the nutrients out of them