My wife and I picked up a very pretty looking vegetable at the farmers market over the weekend.
It is apparently a type of Broccoflower (see wikipedia entry) called the Romanesco Broccoli or Fractal Broccoli. I have never seen one of these before and was totally captivated by it. The fractal arrangement of the buds is simply mesmerizing. I've posted a couple of pictures I took on flickr. I think I am just going to end up admiring this vegetable rather than eating it.
I've had that one! It's beautiful, isn't it? I agree, it's almost a shame to eat it. But it is delicious...
Posted by melanie gao on January 22, 2008 at 12:28 AM PST #