Romanesco

[661-Pete]

Y'know, that rather weird-looking cauliflower (fractal?) that's been increasingly prominent and eye-catching in our supermarkets in recent years (at a price)!

Had one for supper tonight (came in the organic veggie box). Don't remember if I'd tried it before.

Have to admit, I found it a bit watery and insipid, and not a patch on a good 'ordinary' cauli or broccoli. Looked pretty though and holds its shape well when cooked. And I count myself quite a connoisseur when it comes to green veg.

Question: how much does appearance of food count, over flavour? An age-old conundrum to which I know not the answer.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

IMHO, not much Tha eats with tha gob lad, not tha eyes.

 

[accountantpete]

My home grown Romanesco tastes rather nice-at least on a par with Cauli's.

 

[wafflycat]

I found romanesco to be a triumph of colour over taste.

 

[Jane Smart]

Wow I have never heard of this, I must check my local tesco veg section next time I go

 

[wafflycat]

Digressing. This evening I had roasted butternut squash. It was the first grown from seed by yours truly, nurtured to harvest, picked & devoured. It was this: *delicious*

 

[661-Pete]

Wow I have never heard of this, I must check my local tesco veg section next time I go

This is what to look for. Be prepared to pay through the nose!

Digressing. This evening I had roasted butternut squash. It was the first grown from seed by yours truly, nurtured to harvest, picked & devoured. It was this: *delicious*

No problem. Good for you! We probably couldn't manage those in our garden, though we did reap a good crop of courgettes this summer. But we get a butternut in next week's Riverford I believe. Any recipes?

 

[Jane Smart]

Ooooh it is weird looking

 

[longers]

Any recipes?

Soups, risottos and I bulk out curries and chillis with them.

I'd like to have a go at growing the Romanesco but need to get a lot further up the allotment waiting lists first.

 

[Telemark]

We've managed to grow it at our allotment (Scottish climate) last year, so it can't be all that difficult. As we hadn't eaten it before and were curious what it would taste like, we just steamed it briefly and had it as a side vegetable.

We thought it was delicious - difficult to describe, maybe something like broccoli with a hint of asparagus, if that makes any sense. Unfortunately this year's seedlings were eaten by the caterpillars , I suppose they go for the best too . We'll try again next year...

T

 

[jeltz]

I prefer it to both Broc and Cauli, but nobody else in the family does so never buy it anymore. I always found it to have a very mild nutty flavour. We tend to steam our veg and prefer it a bit under done than over done.

 

[Crankarm]

This is what to look for. Be prepared to pay through the nose!

No problem. Good for you! We probably couldn't manage those in our garden, though we did reap a good crop of courgettes this summer. But we get a butternut in next week's Riverford I believe. Any recipes?

This I'd like to see........any footage as it were of this anatomical fete ?

 

[661-Pete]

This I'd like to see........any footage as it were of this anatomical feat ?

Cliché'd

...and corrected.

 

[rich p]

Colour is important in a plate of nosh. Not forgetting taste but the visual aspect is also a critical factor.

 

[Crankarm]

Colour is important in a plate of nosh. Not forgetting taste but the visual aspect is also a critical factor.

Hence the staple of many a diet - pizza .