tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post6436327101497764964..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: BROCCOLI BARNEYWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-59321801393463862522009-02-13T22:26:00.000+01:002009-02-13T22:26:00.000+01:00You're lucky, Sally. Hi, jmb. Yes, you have to han...You're lucky, Sally. Hi, jmb. Yes, you have to hand it to the Sicilians! I agree, A'Jay. Lovely story, Dr CW. I never heard of a rudabaker! Hi, nunyaa. I'mk afraid I don't like brussels sprouts, either. But broccoli, yes!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-59812378845000705472009-02-13T09:31:00.000+01:002009-02-13T09:31:00.000+01:00I love both. Especially the cauliflower favorite o...I love both. Especially the cauliflower favorite of many, cooked with a cheese sauce. You know one of my fave vegetables is brussell sprouts...yum.Nunyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627939958188041617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-52378473801415012602009-02-13T08:13:00.000+01:002009-02-13T08:13:00.000+01:00Very similar problems here (USA) ... I went into a...Very similar problems here (USA) ... I went into a "Jewels" in Chicago (bit like Tesco, but not as good) and asked a worker in the vegetable section "Where's the swede?" I got the strangest look and a terse response, "We don't sell Swedes (as in Swedish people) here sir." Turned out that the American word for swede is 'rudabaker' or some such concoction.Dr. Christopher Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066490027824527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-35565328484277473592009-02-13T05:21:00.000+01:002009-02-13T05:21:00.000+01:00Absolutely love broccoli, and am a bit wishy washy...Absolutely love broccoli, and am a bit wishy washy on cauliflower.. I think because as a child my mother boiled it till it was cream coloured mush... but lightly steamed or sauted broccoli...mmmmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-61348341351635444612009-02-13T03:44:00.000+01:002009-02-13T03:44:00.000+01:00I quite like cauliflower too but I must say that b...I quite like cauliflower too but I must say that broccoli is more colourful in cooked things. Trust the Sicilians to walk to a different drummer.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-5006450846645077542009-02-12T22:24:00.000+01:002009-02-12T22:24:00.000+01:00sounds complicated to me.... good job i like them...sounds complicated to me.... good job i like them both :-)sally in norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074893417920674907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-71165024219013970942009-02-12T17:36:00.000+01:002009-02-12T17:36:00.000+01:00Hi, Betty and James. Scacce are lovely but I do p...Hi, Betty and James. Scacce are lovely but I do prefer the broccoli version.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-33080137544455181282009-02-12T15:35:00.000+01:002009-02-12T15:35:00.000+01:00I adore broccoli too. Looks scrumptious.I adore broccoli too. Looks scrumptious.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-88322608376957967002009-02-12T15:32:00.000+01:002009-02-12T15:32:00.000+01:00I'd enjoy it either way. Sounds good to me!I'd enjoy it either way. Sounds good to me!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068151073417372746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-64532985278840221472009-02-12T15:24:00.000+01:002009-02-12T15:24:00.000+01:00Hi, gleds. That was clever of you. Of course, if ...Hi, gleds. That was clever of you. Of course, if you asked for green lemon here that's exactly what you would get! Hi, WW. Quite so.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-44514623812954230872009-02-12T14:57:00.000+01:002009-02-12T14:57:00.000+01:00Their common ancestor is brassica oleraceaTheir common ancestor is brassica oleraceaWhispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-52593565982623410562009-02-12T14:06:00.000+01:002009-02-12T14:06:00.000+01:00I had a similar difficulty in India asking for a l...I had a similar difficulty in India asking for a lime for a cold cure... of course lime pickles etc are a fairly prominent part of Indian cuisine... I only got what I wanted though (eventually) by remembering my French and asking for "green lemon"...Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.com