Cauliflower vegetable name comes from the Latin words caulis, mean cabbage, and floris, mean flower.
It’s a descendent of wild cabbage, Like its cousin broccoli, the tightly bunched florets are connected by a thick core, often with a few light leaves surrounding it.
Though usually white, it come in other colors including purple, yellow, and orange.
No matter the color, the taste is the same: mild, slightly sweet, a little nutty. Cauliflower is a sun-loving, cool-season crop to grow in spring and fall. An annual plant in the Brassica family, cauliflower’s edible white flesh is extremely healthy and considered a “superfood.”
