I can't believe the author left THESE out: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=geometric+brassicas&tbm=isch" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=geometric+brassicas&tbm=isch</a><p>You can make them at home, but it requires a lot of work and luck, since brassicas cross-breed if they are near each other at all.
I've unintentionally known this for about 25 years. Nobody ever believed that I was allergic to broccoli or cauliflower and just thought I hated them. Then one day I tried out kale and found that it tasted similar to broccoli to me. I asked my wife if she felt the same way (brussel sprouts also taste the same) and she said they all taste very different to her.<p>We then looked up and saw that they're all part of the mustard family.<p>So if you're ever curious if a plant is part of the mustard family just let me taste it and I'll let you know... and then throw up on you.
As it happens I learned this last week or so creating my latest Wikipedia trivia page, the ultimately badass <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superfoods" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superfoods</a>
I don't believe it. Very interesting read, and I don't doubt that the plants all originated from the same species . However, I'm not convinced that they are <i>still</i> the same species; can one assert that we have, through artificial selection, induced speciation? I believe this is more likely.<p>I will admit that the definition of "species" is subject to debate. The general definition to which I subscribe requires that two individuals are able to mate, produce offspring, and that can then mate and produce offspring of its own. A major shortcoming with this definition, however, is that it does not address Ring Species. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_species" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_species</a>
Yes and they all are powerful goitrogenic plants. Don't eat them raw... unless you hate your thyroid! When I see people sipping on raw kale juice, I feel sorry for them! Raw is not always better! Would you eat raw potatoes, for example, or raw mushrooms (toxins), or spinach (rich in oxalates)?