Broccoli
The word broccoli comes from the Italian plural of broccolo, which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage’. Broccoli can be eaten cooked or raw.
Broccoli is great for heart health as it contains fibres, fatty acids and vitamins that help regulating blood pressure in the body; The anti-inflammatory properties of sulforaphane, may be able to prevent some of the damage to blood vessel linings that can be caused by chronic blood sugar problems.
Sprouting varieties will be ready from January onwards
Summer varieties will be ready between September-November.
The word broccoli comes from the Italian plural of broccolo, which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage’. Broccoli can be eaten cooked or raw.
Broccoli is great for heart health as it contains fibres, fatty acids and vitamins that help regulating blood pressure in the body; The anti-inflammatory properties of sulforaphane, may be able to prevent some of the damage to blood vessel linings that can be caused by chronic blood sugar problems.
Sprouting varieties will be ready from January onwards
Summer varieties will be ready between September-November.
The word broccoli comes from the Italian plural of broccolo, which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage’. Broccoli can be eaten cooked or raw.
Broccoli is great for heart health as it contains fibres, fatty acids and vitamins that help regulating blood pressure in the body; The anti-inflammatory properties of sulforaphane, may be able to prevent some of the damage to blood vessel linings that can be caused by chronic blood sugar problems.
Sprouting varieties will be ready from January onwards
Summer varieties will be ready between September-November.
Cooking tip
Cooked broccoli doesn't have to be bitter: Storing and preparing the broccoli correctly (don’t overcook it), will prevents broccoli heads from becoming bitter!
Raw broccoli needs air circulation to stay fresh:The best way to store fresh broccoli is to keep it chilled in the refrigerator. It will store three to five days in the crisper drawer.