Romanesco - Feast Your Eyes

by Emily Farris, Posted Nov 12th 2009 @ 10:00AM

Romanesco broccoli. Photo: Flickr/Prix Fixe.

No, you're not looking at an enchanted forest on a planet made of Play-Doh, you're looking at broccoli. Sort of. It's Romanesco, a fractal vegetable from the broccoli family. It's sometimes called Romanesco broccoli and perhaps better known as the Broccoflower, as it's often mistaken for a broccoli-cauliflower hybrid (which, as we understand, does exist and looks a lot like Romanesco).

We have to admit though, we're not too concerned with its classification -- what we really want to know is how it tastes sautéed with butter and sea salt.

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Tags: broccoli, broccoli hybrid, BroccoliHybrid, cauliflower, fall, hybrid, romanesco, romanesco broccoli, RomanescoBroccoli, vegetables

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11-12-2009 @11:00AM Prix Fixe said... Awesome to see one of my pic's being used. It tastes great. What I did was saute in butter, then add about 2oz of Chicken Stock. Cover for a few, uncover salt, pepper. Done. Stupid Simple and tasty.
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11-12-2009 @4:47PM Susan said... How do you cut it up? I've seen them in the market and always find myself unsure of how to attack/disassemble it to cook.
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