Little trees!! (Broccoli)

Member Name: dougal868

Product:	Broccoli
Date:	27/10/08 (108 review reads)
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Advantages: Tasty and healthy!

Disadvantages: My husband doesn't like it....

Well, I'm not sure how I can review specifically Asda broccoli but since we do buy broccoli quite regularly and we tend to shop in Asda, I suppose it's mainly the Asda stuff we have...so here goes...!

I generally find that the fruit and veg aisle in Asda's is really well stocked. They have a good variety of everything we would need and a lot more besides so it's nice to know that you have a good selection on offer so you can ring the changes a bit! The quality is also usually pretty good and even the reduced, out of date (or 'woops' items as Asda label them!) are generally still really fresh - great for some bargains! With this in mind, the broccoli on offer in Asda is always of really good quality and very fresh.

There are a lot of other veggies to choose but 9 times out of 10 I'll come home with some broccoli when we do our big shop! Why? Well, it's nutritious (high in fibre and very rich in vitamin C), versatile and my children (3 and 1) both love it! Yes, they can be fooled by the old 'you're eating little trees' story - hooray, mummy wins!! MUHAHAHA!!! :o)

The broccoli in Asda also comes in a variety of forms - there's the normal loose broccoli, the prepacked ready cut into florets kind (also available mixed half and half with cauliflower florets), organic broccoli (usually cellophane wrapped) and also the more expensive but very nice purple sprouting broccoli (very trendy in the world of veg!).

So what do you do with it? Steaming is best as you retain more of the vitamins than when you boil it but stir frying is also a good option. We have it with lots of different things as a veg on the side or I have a few dishes where broccoli is the star! Broccoli and cauliflower cheese, beef and broccoli stir fry, salmon and broccoli pie, etc. So it really is a versatile veg, very good for you and Asda is a good place to buy it!

Summary: Asda broccoli is good!