« back to encyclopedia search resultsBroccoli (Brassica oleracea Var. Cymosa group)
It is thought that in relatively modern history, broccoli was introduced to Italy from the Eastern Mediterranean in the 17th century; although this might have been a re-introduction, as Apicus wrote in Roman times of the son of Tiberius had a penchant for something resembling boiled broccoli - and the word comes from the Latin Bracchium (meaning arm, or branch).
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