# Diners, Please! Enough with the Broccoli! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 26, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373 "2024-06-26T19:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/101 "2024-08-05T18:55:47Z")
Another broccoli fan here. My dog in the broccoli fight is people who want the florets. Why? The stem is the good part. I suppose I come out ahead if I get all the stem pieces while everyone else is fighting over the florets. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/102 "2024-08-05T19:20:00Z")
I like florets in almost any form,most usually I have them steamed with rice or with pasta and pesto. As far as the stalks go, I’ve been using pre-packaged “broccoli slaw” in salads and wraps for probably 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/103 "2024-08-05T19:42:59Z")
Boiling is almost always a bad idea for almost any vegetable. The one exception is when you’re making something that will also use the liquid, like soup. Then, boiling is OK. But otherwise no. With most vegetables, fresh is best, if possible, but frozen is usually close to as good, and then a big jump down to canned. And I love every part of Brassica olerica that I’ve ever tried. On broccoli specifically, I think I like the florets better when it’s raw (lots of surface area, good for picking up dip), but the stems better when it’s lightly steamed (which is usually a good option for cooking veggies). ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/104 "2024-08-05T20:07:24Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > …actually the stalks are my favorite part of broccoli, can I have your stalks? Joke- A man walks into a bar- he notices another guy with the stems of two martini glasses in from of him. That guy then orders another martini, drinks it, then eats the cup part of the glass, leaving the stem behind. The new man then objects- “You’re leaving the best part behind!” ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/105 "2024-08-05T21:23:38Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Boiling is almost always a bad idea for almost any vegetable. Oh, I don’t know. Boiled potatoes are yummy, and I do love boiled beets with a dash of lemon juice… ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/106 "2024-08-06T03:07:05Z")
what about cole slaw? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/107 "2024-08-06T03:11:35Z")
In our experience, nobody in the Pacific Northwest knows how to make coleslaw. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/108 "2024-08-06T04:08:11Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > I wish virtually all brassicas would just go away. Yuck! Maybe keep cabbage around if it agrees to behave. You know, confine itself to becoming sauerkraut or kimchee, but only with special permission. Otherwise…yeah, just get rid of 'em. I like almost all the brassicas, except kale. But i like them fresh or lightly cooked. I’d be happy to do without sauerkraut and kimchee. 😉 Coleslaw can be good. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/109 "2024-08-06T12:45:18Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > what about cole slaw? [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DksP9_iXcAAceHm.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DksP9_iXcAAceHm.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/110 "2024-08-07T16:08:27Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I like almost all the brassicas, except kale Kale, I don’t actually dislike, but I think that anything that kale is good for, spinach or chard are either one better. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/111 "2024-08-08T01:40:20Z")
I don’t like coleslaw or cabbage cooked. I do like shredded cabbage in salad. Along with iceberg romaine etc. The only experience I’ve ever had with kale is using the same leaves for almost a year (kept in the cooler on ice) as decoration for the salad bar. It did’t really encourage me to be adventurous enough to eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/112 "2024-08-08T13:15:35Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > The only experience I’ve ever had with kale is using the same leaves for almost a year (kept in the cooler on ice) as decoration for the salad bar. It did’t really encourage me to be adventurous enough to eat it. Eeeew??? !!! 🤢 🤢 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373/113 "2024-08-08T19:10:46Z")
I know, but you’d be surprised at how well they held up. They didn’t touch the food, and were green and tough. They were like plastic but not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-please-enough-with-the-broccoli/1003373.md?page=5)