The annual UK Xmas argument

[Beverly]

Each year in the UK, a certain topic rears its ugly head and causes all sorts of arguments, fights and rifts between family members. It is possibly more corrosive to social relationships than being trans.

Who likes Brussell Sprouts with their Xmas dinner?

'fess up you lot.....

[Padma]

I love 'em, with or without festive blowout. Especially halved, and then slow-fried flat side down in soy sauce and garlic... fwooaaarr.

[Devlyn]

I love the sprouts!

[Beverly]

They are full of vitamin K and thicken the blood. DVT anyone?

Do not get me started in the taste of the darn things...

[Beverly]

I love the sprouts!

Yes, but you are a colonial yank Devlyn and thus heir to all sorts of odd culinary traditions - like serving hot food on cold plates.

[Devlyn]

They are full of vitamin K and thicken the blood. DVT anyone?

Do not get me started in the taste of the darn things...

I know what you mean, they taste like heaven!

[Beverly]

I know what you mean, they taste like heaven!

[Padma]

I feel I ought to be citing the ToS here, just to warn us not to slight each other's gustatory beliefs...

[Beverly]

I feel I ought to be citing the ToS here, just to warn us not to slight each other's gustatory beliefs...

There is a TOS for food?

You see - mention Sprouts and an argument starts.

QED

[Padma]

...and can lead to a lot of hot air...

[Devlyn]

I know what you mean, they taste like heaven!

Bev, you have to remember, here in Boston we make our tea with salt water!

[spacial]

How does anyone get through life not liking Brussels Sprouts?

[Padma]

How does anyone get through life not liking Brussels Sprouts?

Behold:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/nov/01/brussel-sprout-gene

[Beverly]

How does anyone get through life not liking Brussels Sprouts?

Spacial - you have a typo there....

How does anyone get through life not liking Brussels Sprouts?

Corrected!

[Beverly]

Behold:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/nov/01/brussel-sprout-gene

Ah ha!!!!!!

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Roasted in the oven with butter, pecans and maple syrup.

[big kim]

Sprouts are not just for Christmas but all year,I like them but not too many at one sitting

[Beverly]

Sprouts are not just for Christmas but all year,I like them but not too many at one sitting

Eat too many and  24 hours later you will be having more than one 'sitting'

[Sephirah]

I like them, as long as they're not cooked to the point where they resemble small globules of nose drippings in appearance and have the texture of eating an eyeball. So basically, boiled to death and then boiled some more.

"No, aunty, you don't need to start cooking them on Christmas Eve Eve (the day before the day before Christmas). No, they don't need to be heated into submission. Ugh, they taste like flip-flops. Worn by someone with athlete's foot."

If done properly they can taste quite nice.

[Emily Aster]

I love 'em, with or without festive blowout. Especially halved, and then slow-fried flat side down in soy sauce and garlic... fwooaaarr.

That's almost exactly how I make them, except without the soy sauce. I'll have to try it with the soy sauce one day. Favorite veggie ever. I snack on them.