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Recipe Club

Broccoli

Recipe Club

The Ringer

Arts, Food

4.93.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

With two dueling versions of the same enigmatically named (and potentially MSG-spiked) church potluck recipe on deck, it’s time for Chris, Dave, and John deBary to help one family decide: Who deserves to wear the broccoli crown? Find the recipes for this and every 'Recipe Club' on The Ringer's website, watch the video version of this episode on YouTube and Spotify, and join the conversation (and cook along with us!) on Discord and Instagram. The Recipe: Ryan Hall’s Broccoli Wadill Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying Guest: John deBary Producer: Sasha Ashall Additional Production: Jordan Bass and Lala Rasor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, it's Dave Chang here, host of the Dave Chang Show.

0:06.7

You might hear me on with Chris Yang, Noel Cornelio and a host of other guests.

0:10.9

We've been on air for quite some time now and it's changed over the years, but one of

0:15.3

the things we always try to talk about is what's delicious, how to be a better eater, and

0:20.1

you might hear me rambling and coherently, contradicting myself every five minutes.

0:24.5

We talk about some sports and culture and all kinds of other things too.

0:27.3

I think we're the most expert opinion you'll ever hear about anything.

0:31.7

Check us out if you haven't before on the Ringer podcast network.

1:01.4

Welcome to Recipe Club where we debate the best way to cook the things you want to eat.

1:05.7

My name is Chris Yang.

1:07.1

On today's episode, we're going to church and we're bringing broccoli.

1:11.1

Broccoli is a cabbage.

1:12.9

Isn't that a weird thought?

1:14.9

It's part of the brosicoginus and extremely closely related to cauliflower and romonesco.

1:21.1

It's slightly bitter with some people genetically predisposed to perceive it as more bitter than

1:25.7

others.

1:26.7

And it's got that cabbagey, not quite sweetness.

1:30.8

It looks totally bonkers.

1:33.0

The word broccoli is Italian and means little arms, which yikes.

1:38.1

But what's probably most strange about broccoli, at least to me, is how immensely popular

1:43.7

this alien looking vegetable has become.

1:47.4

For a country that loves our vegetables to be sweet, starchy and easily understood, broccoli

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