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Recreating the fractal spirals of the Romanesco cauliflower
- Stratoscope 5y agoWithout paywall: https://archive.is/A0MJ7 https://archive.is/A0MJ7
- aliasEli 5y agoThe fractal shapes are really beautiful, but the other beautiful thing is the species to which it belongs. We have many vegetables that are really just different forms of the same species Brasica oleracea [0]: Brassica oleracea Acephala group – kale Brassica oleracea Viridis group – collard greens Brassica oleracea Alboglabra group – kai-lan (Chinese broccoli) Brassica oleracea Botrytis group – cauliflower, Romanesco broccoli, and broccoflower Brassica oleracea Capitata group – cabbage Brassica oleracea Gemmifera group – Brussels sprouts Brassica oleracea Gongylodes group – kohlrabi Brassica oleracea Italica group – broccoli It's amazing that we can cultivate a single species into so many different types of food. Some people hate each and every one of these varieties, that is probably due to genetics. Claims about some of them being "super foods" are nonsense, but they are all pretty good food sources. You really should not cook them too long. Then they start smelling and tasting pretty bad. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea