Brussels Sprouts
Most people buy brussels sprouts in bags of individual sprouts, so this picture is a little alarming. What’s going on? Well, by looking at this photograph, it might not surprise you to learn that brussels sprouts and cabbage come from the same family. In fact, that’s why the flowering plant of the brussels sprout stalk looks just like a cabbage.
Beneath the flower is a large, thick stalk that buds into smaller sprouts. Farmers often leave the sprouts on the stalk, but more often than not, they will pluck the sprouts so that they can be taken home by hungry customers in the grocery store.
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