Broccoli means ‘little sprouts' in Italian. It's part of the Brassica family of vegetables which includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoflower, Asian varieties of cabbage, turnips and swedes
Broccoli is the star of the brassicas, and it has certainly received the most research and media attention. The main reason it was chosen for research was because it was so popular a...