Bitter PSB

[glow777]

quite a lot of our PSB this year is bitter does anyone have any ideas what could cause this? Does it go bitter the longer it is kept before use?

glow

[glow777]

[jennym]

Interesting one this, evidently some people have a difference in genes that make broccoli and other bitter foods taste more bitter. But this isn't what you are saying, you comment that it seems to taste more bitter this year. Haven't noticed this myself, but there might be reasons for the broccoli tasting more bitter to you, if you are particularly sensitive to it. One is that using salt  blocks the bitter taste a little, so if by any chance you've cut down on your salt intake, this might be the reason. Some say that a little butter softens the bitterness, so again, if you used to cook it with butter and now don't, that could be the reason.
On the other hand, it could be a different variety of broccoli?

[jennym]

And yes also the broccoli can get more bitter if it's stored too long.

[glow777]

thanks - it must be the storage then, cooked the same as normal and its been the same packet of seeds for the last 4 years! In fact I predict the packet will last

2000 seeds / 12 plants per year
=166 years!

[AlanP]

Hi Glow, we have eaten most of ours.  If you would like to send me a very large bunch I will try it to see if it is bitter   :)

[Rosyred]

Does yours have a funny smell like its going off?? Ours isn't bitter but does have a different taste to green brocolli.

[glow777]

Does yours have a funny smell like its going off?? Ours isn't bitter but does have a different taste to green brocolli.

nope smells ok
gonna try picking and cooking some in the same hour tomorrow. Just plucked a pheasant thats been hanging in the shed for four days so will have roast pheasant PSB parsnips and whatever mushrooms i can get from the supermarket

[Barnowl]

A pheasant at this time of year - was it road kill?

[cambourne7]

what does psb mean?

[redimp]

Purple Sprouting Broccoli.

[glow777]

A pheasant at this time of year - was it road kill?

no ;) it got caught in the crossfire between me and a rabbit

[vegging out]

Naughty,naughty,very naughty.. :-X

[shirlton]

Our PSB is ok, (what little we have that is) Gonna put more in next year. last night we had a roast chicken dinner and I decided to use the last of it up. Picked all that was left, gave the rabbits a bit and cooked the rest. There was more than I thought, but put it on the plates just the same. We were all up in the early hours of this morning frightened to death to trump just in case lol. Won't be doing that again

[Hyacinth]

I love PSB....steam it, toss it in oil/garlic/chilli, squirt some lemon over it & snack on it while I'm watching tele.....but I do live alone ;D

[Rosyred]

I picked some more yesterday and thought I might freeze this batch as i've got kale to use first. Does it freeze ok?

[glow777]

had some more last night picked a few hours before use and it was all ok. PSB seems to have gon a little mad now and there are florets everywhere may have to take AlanP up on his kind offer ;)