Brussels sprout shortage

[Morning Glory]

According to this evening's news, the extremely hot weather experienced in the UK this summer has resulted in a poor crop of Brussels sprouts as well as some other vegetables. Prices are likely to be higher and we are warned that they will be in short supply.

Brussels sprouts are a traditional part of Christmas dinner in the UK. Would a lack of Brussels sprouts bother you? Do you love them or hate them?

 

[GadgetGuy]

Not so long ago, I had Brussels Sprouts for dinner at a restaurant. They were so blasted hard that I could not eat them!!! I had to send them back!!

 

[Morning Glory]

Not so long ago, I had Brussels Sprouts for dinner at a restaurant. They were so blasted hard that I could not eat them!!! I had to send them back!!

Its a fine line between hard and just done. I like a bit of 'al dente' in a sprout. But not too much!

 

[Herbie]

Noooooo! We love sprouts.

 

[GadgetGuy]

These were not al dente. They were stone cold hard.

 

[alexander]

I like sprouts a lot. My Mum does them at Christmas with bacon and chestnuts. They taste good if they are a bit toasted and brown,

 

[buckytom]

I've had them made well, and they were delicious. I've had them made badly, and they were horrific.

There doesn't seem to be a middle ground.

 

[Karen W]

Oh, no! I love brussels sprouts, and eat them year round with a little butter or lemon juice. They're also good shredded in a salad, or roasted with fingerling potatoes.

 

[detroitdad]

When I had a garden I used to grow them. My wife and I like steaming them with a butter/garlic sauce. Roasting them is also pretty solid.

 

[Lullabelle]

Not a fan myself but my husband likes them, sauteed with shallots, diced bacon and a touch of cream.

 

[Lullabelle]

These were not al dente. They were stone cold hard.

Unacceptable

 

[GadgetGuy]

Unacceptable

Very!!!!

 

[oddduck]

I can't eat them. They make me feel like i am responsible for killing baby cabbages...i know i am weird.

 

[Morning Glory]

I can't eat them. They make me feel like i am responsible for killing baby cabbages...i know i am weird.

That is weird - they won't grow into cabbages you know - they just turn into flowers eventually.

 

[oddduck]

That is weird - they won't grow into cabbages you know - they just turn into flowers eventually.

But they look like little baby cabbages. I remember as a kid staring at them in the dish on the table thinking about they never got grow up and be cabbage...it kinda stayed with me.