Romanesco

[Gregory Matthews]

Last week our local WHOLE FOODS had a sale on Romanesco.  We had never either heard of it or seen it.  It looked interesting so we purchased.

 

YUM!  It was great tasting.

Try it.  You just may  like it.

 

If you do not like to eat it.  You can always photograph it and put the photo on your all.

 

Or, you can post a photograph on FACEBOOK and ask how many people know what it is.

 

[BigMark]

Did you eat it raw or steamed?

[Gregory Matthews]

We ate it steamed.  You can eat it raw, steamed, broiled, creamed and probably in other ways, they say.

It is good.

 

[Gail]

[debbym]

 

Thanks for the introduction to a new vegetable to my life.

http://parade.com/23643/linzlowe/what-the-heck-is-romanesco-and-how-do-you-cook-it/

"One of the more unusual vegetables we’ve come across, Romanesco appears to be part psychedelic broccoli, part alien life form.

In fact, it’s an edible flower from the family that includes broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage. It tastes very similar to cauliflower, but with a slightly nuttier, earthier flavor. You can use it as you would cauliflower in recipes, and it holds up to many different cooking methods.

“Romanesco can be served raw, lightly cooked, or cooked through,” saidMario Batali in a column for the Seattle Times last fall. “I usually sauté it slowly with garlic and lemon zest, and punctuate with red pepper flakes for zing.”

It’s also delicious steamed and lightly seasoned with olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Of course, the most fascinating part of Romanesco is its appearance. Its spiraled buds form a natural approximation of a fractal, meaning each bud in the spiral is composed of a series of smaller buds." 

[Gregory Matthews]

People generally think that it has similar tastes, but different, to broccoli or cauiliflowr  My wife and I Tend to the cauiliflower sides.  In any case, it is good and good for you.

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[Gerr]

Never seen it.