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Battle of the Brassicas

British staple vegetable cauliflower is apparentlyunder threat from a foreign invader - broccoli. However, lovers of the creamy-coloured veg are fighting back with a new campaign to promote the benefits and uses of cauliflower over its green cousin.

Cauliflower production has fallen in Britain by about 35% in the past decade as fears increase that farmers are abandoning it. Its decline is believed to be linked to the insistence of health experts that dark green vegetables are the most nutritious.

The Brassica Growers Association insists that cauliflower has unique health properties that can compete with those of broccoli.

Phillip Effingham, the chairman of the Brassica Growers Association, said: “We want to start a revival of cauliflower. It’s so sad to see its decline due to the success of broccoli. We want to restore the cauliflower to its rightful place on our dinner tables. We are forgetting the basics - its nutritional value, the fact that it’s British and its versatility.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .