I was pretty sure, until a few hours ago, that we had all the vegetables we needed. I thought we might have learned our lesson after the whole broccoflower debacle, but I was wrong.
I’ve got an aversion to eating hybridized plants. The last abomination that I tasted (a pluot, which is a plum crossed with an apricot) was the single most horrid thing I’ve ever bitten into. It was like biting into a sour cow’s testicle with a giant marble in the center. Granted, that was a fruit (I think) but I have my doubts that this will be any better. WTF Wednesday, indeed.
“The flower sprout is a cross between Brussels sprouts and kale…”
*Blech*
Who tries to make Brussels sprouts better by adding kale? Have you ever tried kale? I’m pretty sure it’s already a hybrid: romaine lettuce + sandpaper.
Who decided this was a good idea? Oh, what’s that? The English? Well, of course; those renowned culinary innovators. Read more here.
Tags: broccoflower, brussels sprouts, english, flower-sprout, hybrid vegetable, kale, pluot
I myself am the occasional kale fan. But, seriously… why blend two of the most disgusting vegetables out there? Why? Why?!?
Hybrids are just kind of weird. And I have a very hard time believing they’re still valuable, nutritionally speaking.
Here’s my idea; apples crossed with caramel to make the perfect caramel apple, with ribbons of caramel IN THE APPLE.
“It was like biting into a sour cow’s testicle with a giant marble in the center.”
Hilariously descriptive yet disturbingly specific. I am afraid to ask how much random cattle anatomy you had to sample to find this analogy.
Oh, just the testicle. “But somethings not quite right… hmmm, maybe if I put a marble in it? *crunch* Ah, there it is!”