BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Brussels Sprouts: translation

   A variety of cabbage, Brussels sprouts (sprotches in Brussels) date from the 12th century. Dutch botanist Dodonaeus (Rembert Dodoens) makes the first mention of Brussels sprouts in his work Crydeboek (1554), and a botanical description appeared in 1586 when they were assigned the name brassica capitata polycephalos. The modern variant (brassica oleracea gemmifera) is cultivated like cabbage and was first developed in Belgium and France in the 18th century. Brussels sprouts are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.

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