Broccoli

As long as it's washed, it's all edible. Fleshy stem, young flower buds, and younger, tender leaves as well. Larger stems may be fibrous but can be peeled with a paring knife.

Plants trap energy from the Sun. Things that eat plants get access to this energy. Raw vegetables have higher minerals and other nutrients. If humans boil, steam, or cook vegetables, much of the nutrients leech into the water used to cook them. So except in soups (which will hold those nutrients), it's important to use some of the boiled liquid either with the serving, or as a basis to make sauces or soups. If you just throw out the water you boiled them in, you'll throw out most of the nutrients. In the body, mastication (chewing) and digestion breaks down the nutrients to give use vitamins, minerals, and energy.

yes when they are a little older then 2 or more

Sauté it, steam it, boil it, cover it in cheese, or eat it raw.

Because some people dislike the texture and taste it has. Plus it is dark green, which is usually an unappetizing color to the eye.

Cooked spinach is definitely an acquired taste, but with a little salt or seasoning it can be tasty. It does not have the bland taste of cauliflower or the sharp taste of brussels sprouts. Kids tend to be polarized either enjoying or hating the somewhat pungent flavor, much as they are with broccoli or asparagus.

Broccoli has very thick green stems that bushes out on top into smaller separate sections. Each section has edible tips that are green and resemble small trees. Broccoli is good chopped into small pieces or cut into larger piece and cooked until tender. It's delicious to eat as it is when cooked naturally and also in recipes. The popular dish, broccoli and cheese is made with cooked, tender broccoli before draining and stirring in cheese until it melts and mixes in with the broccoli. You can also make cheese sauces, which you serve poured over the broccoli on a plate. Either way it is cooked or served, broccoli is a favorite among vegetables and nutritionally powerful.

The part of the broccoli we eat actually consist of tiny "flowerettes". These wiil eventually produce a tiny yellow flower. Pick the broccoli before you see the little greeny balls putting out these yellow flowers. The broccoli will have an undesirable flavor if you let it go too long. Start picking the broccoli from the central head. You may develop sideshoots of broccoli after the main head is totally picked..........

One can eat spinach stalks, but I would not suggest it. They are very woody and fibrous and impossible to break down. I tried to make a soup out of them and it was a fail, even after simmering for over 5 hours and blending twice. Don't waste your time.

Enough to cover the broccoli. Add a little salt to the water as well (or use chicken bouillion instead of salt).

No. The opposite, they help to bind you. However individuals with irritable bowel syndrome may find that bananas along with other raw fruits and vegetables can cause diarrhea.

The collective noun for broccoli is a bunch of broccoli.

A user on another site says that a cup of broccoli florets weighs about 4 ounces. Including stems would presumably increase the weight a bit.

Yes, broccoli can be frozen and is often sold this way at supermarkets.
You can freeze this vegetable. You need to blanch it first. Blanching means to submerge the vegetable in boiling water for a few minutes. After blanching, give the vegetable a bath in ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain the vegetable, place in an airtight container and freeze.

You throw it away.

If you are taking straight from the plant look for strong bunches and bright green foliage. cut from about 2 inches from brussels.

if you are buying at supermarket look for similar things without drooping or discolouring

In Kannada we would say Kosu-gedde.

No they won't kill you unless they have diseases on them.

You can't convert food to weight, but you can weigh food.

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Most recipe websites should provide numerous broccoli casserole recipes, such as Food Network, All Recipes, Food, and Simply Recipes. Youtube also carries instructional videos that demonstrate specific recipes.

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Manual, mechanical, and moisture removal are ways to get bugs out of garden broccoli. Removal by gloves-covered hands is feasible in the case of a few, high profile-looking bugs whereas removal by spray from a hose or a toss of a soapy water-filled bucket works with greater numbers. Gardeners who dislike the feel of bug bodies through gloves sometimes resort to equipment such as pre-sterilized brushes and swatters.

Questions like this are so difficult if you don't tell us if this is a snack, a starter salad or a main meal. - Are they having a cold cut tray or a cheese and cracker tray as well. Please give as much info as you can for a good answer - we are not mind readers.