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by GavinMcG 3784 days ago
It's clear what you meant, of course – but it's an interesting tidbit that broccoli is a "cabbage-family" vegetable!

In fact, broccoli is the same species as cabbage, which are both cultivars of Brassica oleracea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassicaceae

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Gah, you're right I'd forgotten. I meant the cuisine tends to the more leafy versions of the cruciferous veggies like cabbage, "white vegetable", and some others.