Cauliflower - do you trim?

[HerGraciousMajTheBeardedPotato]

Do you trim off the leaves? I do it automatically, but don't know why. Could I eat them?

I know lots of people trim off the green parts of leeks, and only eat the white. I like the green parts, and always include them. Are cauliflower leaves like that - perfectly good to eat, but people just don't?

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

I trim off any tough outer leaves (and thicker stalks) because they're unpleasant but the more tender leaves that wrap themselves quite closely around the curds are fine.

[HerGraciousMajTheBeardedPotato]

In what way unpleasant?

[Middleagedmotheroftwo]

cauliflower leaves are fine to eat. I waste nothing!

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

Same as outer cabbage leaves I find them rather tough and a little bitter. Fine if you want to make a stock or something like that.

[HerGraciousMajTheBeardedPotato]

I shall try them. Thanks.

[mrspremise]

The little ones are lovely and we eat those, but the big, green, tougher ones belong to the rabbit. Everyone's a winner

[kentishgirl]

I bung the outside leaves into the stockpile of veggie bits in the freezer to later go into soup/stock/pies.

[starfishmummy]

I would normally cook them (removing any tough stalks) but don't anymore because dh doesn't like them