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Impulse purchase

While at Trader Joe’s yesterday, I saw this interesting item…


A Brussels Sprouts Stalk!

Look at this thing:

Somehow I have been on this planet for thirty-mumblemumble years, and I never knew that Brussels sprouts grew on a stalk. I had only seen them in frozen packages or fresh containers. I always thought they grew just like cabbage, but were picked when really tiny! Of course, I had to buy the stalk. Tonight, Lilia and I picked the sprouts off the stalk, and I steamed them up. Yum!

Here’s the Wikipedia entry on Brussels Sprouts, in case you want to know more.

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2 Responses to “Impulse purchase”

  1. Christy Says:
    November 6th, 2009 at 11:26 am

    I LOVE BRUSSELS SPROUTS@@!!

    I never knew this either till we got them in our CSA a couple yrs ago, they are simply the coolest!

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  2. Genevieve Says:
    November 7th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    Yep right on the stalk. I think that it’s becoming more fashionable to sell them on the stalk now. We ate brussels sprouts when I was kid all the time and they never ever were sold on the stalk. I bought some from the green market today sans stalk. I would just end up tossing the plant matter into the trash, since I can’t compost efficiently.

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