calabrese
Common supermarket broccoli
Calabrese is a type of broccoli with large green heads, the variety most commonly sold in supermarkets.
The name comes from Calabria, the region in southern Italy where it originated.
In British usage especially, calabrese distinguishes this common green broccoli from purple sprouting broccoli: The calabrese is ready to harvest when the heads are tight and green. (Capitalized Calabrese refers to a person from Calabria or the regional dialect.)
floret
Small individual bloom
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- cruciferousFour-petaled vegetable family
- headUppermost body part
stalk · green · vegetable · garden · harvest · steam · blanch · sauté · nutritious · vitamins
broccoli variety/type
calabresebroccolini
Hybrid green with slim stalks
broccoli rabe · rapini · Chinese broccoli · romanesco · kai-lan