Broccoli belongs to the cabbage family. I do not like either.
I never knew that! Do you like any other members of the cabbage family? I quite like broccoli.
I do not. Broccoli comes from an Italian word meaning "the flowering crest of a cabbage."
Interesting! Does Broccoli hail from Italy? Or is it grown worldwide?
It is the result of breeding of cultivated Brassica crops int the Mediterranean in the 6th century.
That far back huh! Is it a popular dish in Europe?
Yes it is very valuable among Italians and was brought to England in the mid-18th century.
Interesting! So the Italians introduced Broccoli to the world, Im guessing it went worldwide from there on.
It did not become popular in the United States until the 1920s.
Is it popular in the United states at the moment? Do they grow there own now?