Romanesco is pretty much the only brassica that regularly appears as a computer screensaver. Math and vegetable lovers alike can appreciate its gorgeous pale green fractal florets -- a mesmerizing ...

Put mathematics and broccoli together and you have the two most hated things of my childhood. And that’s exactly what the Romanesco Broccoli is all about. But now that I’m an adult, I find that I’m ...

The curious little kid in us really comes out when we see a funky new fruit or vegetable. (It makes fixing dinner a bit more interesting, too.) One of the loveliest oddities available right now is ...

Some people look at Romanesco broccoli and think space alien. Others get all excited and exclaim “fractals!” Fractals are identical, repetitive patterns in nature of varying size. The tiniest floret ...

It is elusive, to be sure. It is also chartreuse and spiky, with each spiraling cone a naturally occurring fractal—meaning its shape is formed by smaller shapes ...

Move over, rib-eye. Biting into a thick, roasted, sizzling Romanesco slice with olive oil, spices and dotted with pistachio makes for a mouthwatering and satisfying main course. The tomato-based sauce ...

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