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Default As seen on TV - Cauliflower

On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:54:21 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 6/19/2016 6:35 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:31:01 -0400, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/19/2016 4:45 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>
>>>> When I do grow some I will probably also go for the smaller varieties.
>>>> Just thinking about it now, they're probably better resistant to mould
>>>> and other issues you see with plants with a large flowering head.
>>>>
>>> Don't just grow the white ones - there are orange, purple, and green
>>> ones, too.

>>
>> Good point, do they have differences in taste or texture at all?
>>

>Not much, but the nutrients are a bit different - anthocyanin in the
>purple, and beta carotene in the orange.
>And they look really pretty on the plate.


That's not true, 99.9% of the color is dissolved away in the
cooking... in fact from cooking they drvelop a grayish tinge... snow
white cauliflower cooks up more attractive.