Broccoli Hybrids & Variations: Broccoli Rabe, Broccolini, and Broccoflower

The produce section of the supermarket is an ever-growing entity, as demand for new and unique fruits and vegetables continues to increase. Many supermarkets have seen an influx of exotic or previously unheard fruits and vegetables as the popularity of such items rises with the changing mood of the food market, and the advent of entertaining cookingshows that have introduced consumers to many new ingredients and foods.

One such vegetable that now appears in several incarnations is broccoli. No longer content with the simple green stalks and tiny budding florets of this versatile vegetable, consumers are now eagerly snatching up broccoli hybrids and other vegetables that bear the broccoli name but actually have little to do with broccoli itself, such as broccoli rabe.

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