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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Does it taste better when it blooms?

[–] EchoCT@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Grew broccoli for the first time this year. The answer is worse, chewier, stringier.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago

Some plants make some bitter compounds when they go to seed so I would guess not.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 16 points 2 weeks ago

It becomes bitter.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

It’s closely related to mustard, and mustard’s distinct flavor is from the seeds. So I’d assume that if you leave it long enough for the blooms to seed, they’d taste similar to mustard. Most plants tend to get bitter after they bloom, because they send all of their nutrients to the flowers. And mustard does tend to be fairly bitter.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Everything is a brassica.

[–] dandylion@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

Does that make the flowers tastier?