# Jeez, when are you old enough to say "no, I really DON'T want to try that food?"

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**Created:** [June 28, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-when-are-you-old-enough-to-say-no-i-really-dont-want-to-try-that-food/662139 "2013-06-28T16:42:53Z")\
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> [@silenus](#):
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> It took Bush the Elder becoming President before people would listen to him about not liking Brussels sprouts.

> [@twickster](#):
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> Broccoli.

Didja all know that Brussels sprouts = broccoli? Also = kale, cauliflower, et many al.

I learned it right here on The Straight Dope Message Board!

> [@Educate me on one of the finer points of botany, please (Brussels sprouts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-one-of-the-finer-points-of-botany-please-brussels-sprouts/658289/4):
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> Same species, actually.
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> The cabbage _Brassica oleracea_ has a very large number of distinct cultivars. Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, collard greens, cauliflower, and kohlrabi all belong to the same botanical species.

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