01 April 2026

Broccoli stem surprise

I think that vegetarians like me have no option except self cooking when living and working abroad. Although I never actually liked to cook, there was no option during my years of work abroad. I fondly remember how my portable radio receiver kept me engaged as I used to be busy in my kitchen. 


My kitchen when I was working in South Africa 


My favourite companion in my kitchen

Like most people I have experienced ups and downs in my cooking. Interestingly some times we learn different kinds of cooking which we never imagined, when watching cookery shows on TV. One such was NHKWorld TV Channel's Trails of Oishi. 

In this evening's episode, I was surprised to know that Broccoli's stem can also be cooked and that the stem contains more nutrients and vitamins than the flower. Japanese use the inner part of Broccoli stems for coooking. When fried in oil, they look like pumpkin slices. Probably they taste that way too.

I liked give a link to the show but in vain. When possible, I 'll provide a link to this interesting episode.






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I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.