球芽甘藍

A vegetable in the mustard family, brussels sprouts have long, stout cabbagelike buds.They look like perfect miniature versions of cabbage since they are closely related, both belong to the Brassica family of vegetables.布魯塞爾芽菜是芥菜科的一種蔬菜，長而粗壯的捲心菜狀芽，由於密切相關，看起來像完美的微型捲心菜，都屬於蕓苔屬蔬菜。 Brussels Sprouts were named after the capital of Belgium where it is thought that they were first cultivated.抱子甘藍以比利時的首都命名，最早被認為是在那裡種的。 They are also one of the few vegetables to have originated in northern Europe.它們還是起源於北歐的少數幾種蔬菜之一。 Brussels sprouts require a long growing period, though newer hybrids have greatly reduced this requirement.Brussels sprouts are available year round;布魯塞爾芽菜需要較長的生長期，儘管較新的雜交品種大大減少了這一需求。 however, they are at their best from autumn through early spring when they are at the peak of their growing season.但是，處於生長季節的高峰期，從秋季到初春，它們處於最佳狀態。