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in #food7 years ago

I recently found this amazing vegetable while visiting my sister in Macau. It has a number of different names depending where you find it - Romanesco broccoli, also Roman cauliflower, Broccolo Romanesco, Romanesque cauliflower or simply Romanesco.


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Photo taken by me using Xiamei Mi Max Android Phone

This incredible vegetable is a wonderful example of a fractal in nature. Other amazing fractals found in nature are seashells and the best example is the shell of the nautilus.

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A chambered nautilus shell is an example of a fractal found in nature.
(Photo: Jitze Couperus/flickr)

Here are some more photos I took of the Romanesco broccoli.

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I guess you might be wondering how it tasted. Well I was expecting it to taste like broccoli, but instead it tasted much more like cauliflower, with perhaps a slightly nuttier flavour.

My Sister cooked us a delicious dinner featuring this unusual vegetable, along with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, carrots, beans and an absolutely fabulous beef tenderloin. All cooked to perfection!

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Apologies for the slightly blurred photo

If you see Romanesco broccoli available in your market or supermarket, then I recommend you try it out. It's even more interesting in real life I can assure you.

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