inflorescent vegetables![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The flowers or flower buds of edible plants eaten as vegetables.
Gai-lohn ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Also called Chinese broccoli, its delicately flavored leaves and stems can be eaten raw or cooked, prepared in the same manner as broccoli.
broccoli rabe ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Its slightly bitter stems, leaves and flowers can all be eaten, prepared like broccoli.
artichoke ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Especially valued for its soft fleshy heart, it is often served with a dipping sauce; the leaves surrounding the heart can also be eaten.
cauliflower ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The head, composed of immature buds, is either white or purple; it is eaten raw or cooked.
broccoli ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Native to Italy, it is often green and occasionally white or purple; it is chosen primarily for its flower buds but the stem and leaves are also eaten.