by "morning glory" <morning_glory@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jul 2, 2008 at 01:23 AM
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>I'm not sure what brocolini is anyway. Is it just
>> baby brocolli?
>
> You've probably seen it in the supermarkets- it's called tenderstem
> broccoli. It's not actually related to broccoli (it's closer to cabbage
> apparently!) but is delicious. The non-relation****p notwithstanding, I
> rarely eat broccoli now- much prefering tenderstem- and young purple
> broccoli (which I suspect is related to broccoli) is to die for too!
Oh yes, I've had that - the long stemmed stuff. I quite like it. But then
I
only 'quite like' broccoli. I'm trying to think why I'm not very
enthusiastic. I think I don't like way these vegetables tend to get cold
quite quickly on the plate.
Regards, MG