While cooking, it has the least cabbage-y taste and aroma. A , C and iron . Despite the fact that it's actually good for us, almost everyone loves it. There's also Chinese broccoli with longer leaves, thinner stems and a fewer bud clusters that are pale in hue. Recently we have been able to buy the original Roman broccoli called romanesco which is a bright chartreuse color and has spiral pointed florets.
Most markets carry broccoflower, a cross between broccoli and cauliflower.
And in this category, some would include the pungent and bitter leafy green called broccoli rabe, or rapini, which is a member of both the cabbage and turnip family, much beloved by Italian cooks as a foil for mild tasting pasta and beans. To store broccoli, keep it in plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to four days. Broccoli can be boiled, steamed or stir fried. To stir fry, however, it's best to precook it a bit by one of the former methods. To prep broccoli for cooking, cut into florets, close to the main stem.