Saturday 30 November 2019

Cauliflower Or Broccoli?

was the question I asked of this, 


 the last time we were in Borough Market,

I also mentioned that Diana had never seen how brussel sprout were grown on the stalk, so as cabbage, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, kale, broccoli, and cauliflower are all differently bred cultivars of the same plant, the Brassica Oleracea

so I thought I would post this guide to the Brassica cousins, another group that comes from just a few primary ancestors is the citrus group, coming from just citrons, pomelos, and mandarins, all native to South and East Asia, as pomologist David Karp explains, “There’s something fascinating, freaky, even sexy about citrus,” image from readit,

whose research resulted in the above illustration, it should be noted that,
*Researchers continue to debate whether kumquats are indeed in the Citrus genus.
**Most “pure” mandarins have a small proportion of pomelo genes, what a fascinating subject, which begs the question, are apples related to pears?


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