What is Raab broccoli?
Broccoli Raab is a leaf green in the TUřín family. It is also known as Brassica rap or broccoli Rabe, Rapini, Rape and Rapa. The plant is grown for its fine stems, flowers and leaves that can be eaten. The bitter, intense taste is very popular in Italy and many parts of Asia. Many producing markets store this green and can also be grown at home relatively easily.
Although "broccoli" is in the name of the plant, the broccoli Raab is not actually a broccoli, although it is related to it, along with the mustard Greens. Like other plants in the Brassicaceae group, it has strong pepper bite, dark leaf green and stems that are gentle and changing wood with age. It can be cooked in any number of ways and also eaten raw and is usually harvested young before turning too bitter. The plant is also cultivated primarily for its leaves and flowers, rather than for flowers that do not grow very large.
Some chefs consider the plant a wild cousin broccoli and really has somewhat ringsCuchy look. Between large leaves are tucked small, loose flowers and protrude higher stems of flowers from the plant. All these parts are edible and some consumers enjoy pepper flower stems very much. The plant is rich in calcium, potassium, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C, making it an excellent integration into a balanced diet, along with other dark green leafy vegetables.
The exact origin of Raab broccoli is unclear because the plant grows wild in Italy and Asia and is grown around the world. Italians use it in a wide range of meals, sometimes with other bitter green, such as arugula, as well as many Asian nations. Outside these regions, vegetables are not so popular because some consumers consider bitterness too stunning. The plant is more used as a feed food in some areas, in fact.
The plant prefers cold to mild weather and will not grow well in warm climate. It also matures relatively fast and some gardeners can be able toSqueeze more crops in one year by turning their planting. Gardeners can plant seeds or seedlings in the soil enriched with compost, keep the plants wet, but do not reduce them with water, and should plan to harvest the broccoli Raab in three to four weeks.