Mr.K and I went to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner tonight in Hoboken... Teak on the Hudson. Every Monday and Thursday Teak offers almost their entire menu at 1/2 price so you can have a wonderful meal at a fairly reasonable price. We both love the Chilean Sea Bass (and have a few friends that have been known to order this dish two nights in a row because they loved it so much the first night). Normally we both order this dish but tonight our Waiter mentioned a special entree involving a Filet Mignon with popcorn shrimp, roasted potatoes and vegetables. Mr.K loves steak so he went with the special. As soon as it arrived I was intrigued... yes there was a nicely cooked steak and lightly battered fried popcorn shrimp but there was something else much more interesting.
We both looked at this steamed vegetable that resembled light green mini Christmas trees and had to try it. It tasted like broccoli & cauliflower in the same bite and it was delicious. I had to ask the waiter what it was and he said 'asian cauliflower'. As soon as we got home we started to research it and realized it was more commonly known as 'roman cauliflower'.
So you might be thinking what is Roman Cauliflower.. According to wikipedia "Romanesco broccoli, or Roman cauliflower, is an edible flower of the species Brassica oleracea, and a variant form of cauliflower." I cant wait to find this vegetable and try it at home in a few recipes. Once I find it I will let you all know where and how we use it. Happy Roman Cauliflower hunting begins!
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