Do any other countries grow Brussels Sprouts?

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And if so, how do they cook them?

I can’t think of any recipes that feature sprouts other than U.K. Delia Jamie Nigella Christmas recipes. I’d be interested to see how they’re cooked in, say, Belgium.

Loads of other countries grow them. No idea how they cook them though, or what recipes they use.

Farmers grow loads of them round here, and great long stalks of them (often with the little cabbagey top are pretty cheap in local farm shops. We stand them up against the wall outside the back door, and pick the sprouts as and when we need them. The stalk can last for several weeks, and you can eat the tops as well, like greens.

I usually cook them halved with an extra slit in the end bit, steamed until al dente. Then served with a roast dinner and a decent lake of gravy to dip them in. I have on occasion boiled them with dill in the water. Can't remember how I hit on that one, but it is quite nice. We also like them with gammon, mash and parsley sauce.

canada 7000 tons, 7 million dollar crop (nothing compared to the usa market).
readily available fall till late winter (then frozen year round).

Yes, we grow and eat them in NZ. I'm pretty sure we have numerous ways to cook them here also.

I was surprised that they are a fairly standard side in New York. Like here -
www.delfriscosgrille.com/location/del-friscos-grille-brookfield-place-ny/#menus

Lucky you!!

the Farm Shop near here sells them, their veg looks lovely, but it's very expensive. £4 for a small cauliflower. I can't remember how much the 'on a stalk' Brussels were, they were lovely but I can't afford to buy all my veg there

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In Belgium we like to sauté par boiled sprouts in butter, or sometimes we drizzle the sautéed sprouts with balsamic vinegar and a little honey, sautéed sprouts with bacon is also very popular.

I like the Polish 🇵🇱 dish of roasted sprouts onions and sliced sausage, also the French 🇫🇷 dish of sprouts puréed with cream.

Your thread title made me laugh OP!

Answer- no, it's just you lot. Nobody anywhere else grows brussels sprouts 😆

They're always in the supermarkets here in Australia. I like them, they're just baby cabbages. My Dad used to par boil them then fry them in onion & bacon.

Just had a revelation- I thought they were "Brussel Sprouts". I now realise they're called "Brussels Sprouts". The things you learn from MN!!!

I've seen them several times on various Julbords (Christmas buffets) in Sweden that I have been to. Sometimes boiled and sometimes halved or shredded and fried with bacon and/or ham. Not as popular as spiced red cabbage though

Also seen then in a sort of variation on a Waldorf Salad with apples, walnuts, finely chopped red onion and chopped gorgonzola cheese.

Very popular in Canada. Most restaurants around here chargrill them, usually with chilli and/or bacon.

Oh yes we do! You can get deep fried Milky Ways (US name of Mars Bars) and Snickers (aka Marathon) at a lot of County and State fairs.

As a PP mentioned, also grown in Japan!
nice as tempura

@Lunde

Also seen then in a sort of variation on a Waldorf Salad with apples, walnuts, finely chopped red onion and chopped gorgonzola cheese

this sounds AMAZING! Will definitely try this one

@FictionalCharacter I grew up in Boston but never heard of deep fried sprouts - must be a more recent thing. But we always had them at Christmas- boiled or fried or steamed, with bacon bits etc - just like here.

They're grown in Australia, apparently they do well in the Tasmanian climate. I have no idea whether there are particular recipes for them - all the ones I've had have been horrible.

To be fair, if a thing can have a stick stuck in it and batter made to coat it, you will find it deep fried at a county or state fair. Especially if that fair is in Wisconsin or Minnesota.

Choux de Bruxelles easy to get here in Normandy. We steam them for a few minutes then turn them in butter and garlic.

What do I have to do to be able to live in Minnesota? 😂

I used to like sprouts in NZ but haven't had a decent one in Qld ever. Bitter and nasty.

At home most Americans I know roast (or air fry) them. Deep frying is strictly for restaurants! Often with bacon, but I don't eat that, so I just do olive oil and salt and toss on a bit of balsamic vinegar when they come out of the oven. According to friends you could always get them but they've only been really popular in perhaps the past 20 years, supposedly since the newer, less stinky cultivars were developed.

(I once deep fried cauliflower to replicate a really delicious restaurant dish. Let's just say I don't recommend doing it unless you have an industrial strength extractor fan.)

As for "Will Americans deep fry anything" the answer is "yes, if it's at a state fair." A man named Abel Gonzales, who is nicknamed "Fried Jesus," invented both deep fried butter and deep fried Coke. He has won 5 awards at the Texas State Fair.

Rosenkohl, popular winter vegetable in Germany. A search on Chefkoch.de comes up with ~1600 submitted recipes.

We have them in Mexico but never ate them. We call them "Brussels Cabbage"

I've bought them in Singapore but I couldn't tell you how they'd be cooked locally. Also highly likely to have been imported.

Thank you for all your recipe suggestions. I can’t wait to try them as both DH and DC (yes) love sprouts but I do get bored of just boiling them.

Doesn't surprise me! My sister lives in Queensland and says all she can taste with sprouts is the dirt they grew in. It's the same for me in Victoria. No idea whether that's the sprouts or the way the cook here does them - he's cooking meals for more than 50 people in a retirement village, so hasn't the time (or, probably, the energy or budget) to be inventive even if he wanted to.

I'd be perfectly happy never to have sprouts or pumpkin on my plate again.

We have a 'proper' farm shop. They are an agricultural produce wholesaler, and have the shop as a sideline. Actual local veg with the mud still on.