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ОглавлениеPurple Sprouting Broccoli with Little Brown Lentils
I could write poetry to welcome purple sprouting broccoli, when the fresh new season’s spears hit the shops. It is just at that moment when potatoes are getting big and carrots enormous; the frosts are killing the softer vegetables and no other way can be found to eat squash. I have written before how purple sprouting, at its best, jostles for position with asparagus as a favourite seasonal pleasure – it wins because it is cheaper.
Buying broccoli
Farmers’ markets are the best source of the freshest broccoli, both purple sprouting and the boring kind. Supermarkets sell plenty, but the delay as the broccoli travels from farm to depot for cleaning, trimming and packing is reflected in its slight toughness and reduced sweetness. To find a farmers’ market near you, look at your local council website or for a London farmers’ market, see www.lfm.org.uk.
