Is broccolini just baby broccoli, or what?
Broccolini is definitely cute. That’s not up for debate. It has little florets and leaves and comes packaged in adorable little bunches. It just seems to be more graceful than big, green, clunky heads of broccoli in every possible way.
But even though broccolini is cute, and even though the name might suggest otherwise, broccolini isn't baby broccoli. It just isn't. So...what is broccolini, anyway? Well, I'll tell you one thing: It sure isn't broccoli rabe either, even though it looks the part. Broccolini is more closely related to broccoli than it is bitter, which is actually in the turnip family. Broccolini, like the broccoli we all know and love, is in the brassica family, along with cabbage and Brussels sprouts. But it isn't immature broccoli. It just isn't. Broccolini is actually a cross-breed of broccoli and Chinese broccoli, a leafy vegetable commonly referred to as gai lan in Cantonese or jie lan in Mandarin. You get the florets found in broccoli and the longer stems and leaves found in Chinese broccoli. It’s a pretty logical mix of the two. And when it comes to flavor, broccolini also lands somewhere in the middle. It's mellower and less bitter than standard-issue broccoli, with a mild sweetness much more akin to Chinese broccoli. But our favorite part of broccolini is its texture. The long stems have a pleasant crunch, and the ratio of stem to leaf to bud is pretty perfect, if you ask us.
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