Comments on: Romanesco Cauliflower

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:23:22 +0000

“The next time a usual piece of produce catches your eye, I encourage you to research it on the internet.”

That’s exactly what I did today! Last week I had seen the most beautiful vegetable (Romanesco Cauliflower) in the farmer’s market and asked what it was. It caught my eye because it looked like a Mandelbrot Fractal that I had seen in a video. I kept staring at it, coming back for a second and third look. I HAD to eat it! I bought one today and was researching what this cauliflower was and how to cook it when I came across this webpage. Now I’m really looking forward to eating this evening.

By: yonne

yonne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:56:10 +0000

why dont you put pictures?

By: Xina

Xina — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:31:25 +0000

I used to work at a restaurant and we cooked this (I think they lifted the recipe from Le Cirque)…

Quick blanch

put in 1/2 hotel pan
place a few pieces of thin(Goodfellas thin) garlic
wrap an anchovie over the top
drizzle some olive oil
white pepper

roast in the oven at 400degrees F for a few minutes. Un-believable!

By: kellytravels2000

kellytravels2000 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:54:23 +0000

Hi,
I’m so excited for these great varieties of cauliflower. I’m looking forward to doing a form-and-function thing with both the Romanesco and the Graffitti caulflower(s).
I want to grow them in mega-large staggered size(cobalt color glazed) pots. One pot for the Romanesco, one pot for graffiti in a highly visual grouping also containing a high point of potted (fuschia colored) bougainvillea, a lower shallwer container with a sprawling surface area for showing very architectual mixed succulents eg;Echeveria/semperivivens (the tropical varieties) Cante, black knight, morning light, etna and some lithops, etc.
Then just place the works in lots of sun and moisture as per needed will make said sun-loving (and even eatible in some respects) arrangement a low maintenance eye-popping winner! …Thank God for Gardening!

By: The Empress Grows A Sweet Potato « Messy Manifesto

The Empress Grows A Sweet Potato « Messy Manifesto — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:17:45 +0000

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By: annie

annie — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:58:42 +0000

i just googled romanesco cauliflower, since we bought and ate one tonight on a whim. delish. a new fave. living in seattle, we look forward to cultivating this. definitely recommended.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:28:18 +0000

Hello again!!! Our fall lasted long enough for my small obtrusion grew into an 8×8 inch head. I was also lucky enough to reap 3 more heads..which seemed to appear out of nowhere. It seems they love the cooler weather. They love it so much that they were the only plants left in my garden into November(even withstanding 2 heavy frosts!).I steamed the first one over 2 months ago and the aroma was quite undesirable, but one taste of the long growing veggie and my family is hooked. The last 3 were cut the second week of November and put aside for Thanksgiving. They were perfectly fine left in a ziploc baggie in the refridgerator for 2 weeks. I am looking forward to starting my seedlings in March again this year. I do hope everyone loved the flavor as much as I!!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:28:24 +0000

I just bought some of this at the farmer’s market in upstate NY and it is Nov. 29. I can’t wait to try it.

By: deborah

deborah — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:35:31 +0000

hi, i live in san francisco, and i was told that the fall was a perfectly fine time to plant romanesco. i started with seedlings. the stems are growing tall and there has been constant new leaf formation. it’s been about a month. about when should i exepct to see the spiral head start to form?

so far, our autumn has been unusually hot.

By: David

David — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:18:59 +0000

Bonnie-

A small conical obtrusion, how beautifully put. I hope you were able to enjoy it! Let me know how it was.