Cauliflower / broccoli stalks...?

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My husband (pushing 60) is happy to eat cauliflower / broccoli florets but not stalks I eat them up instead. THEY TASTE JUST THE SAME.

Why is this? Can anyone identify? I just don't get this at all...

I won’t eat the stalks, now would anyone in my household cook them as far as I’m aware 😄

Is it a texture thing maybe?

Did he grow up rich and buy fancy trimmed vegetables from M&S?

I eat the stalks too.

I prefer the broccoli stalks to the florets! Much nicer, especially when roasted.

Dice them up finely and put them in vegetable soups, he will never know.

Funnily enough I've just been telling DS to eat his broccoli stalks and he declared they taste like how is fart smells

He grew up poor in the generation of boiling any form of veg to death.

Surely stalks are are nicer texture than florets though?

Love the stalks. The texture is different but better!

DD only eats the stalks. Leaves more if the good bit for the rest of us.

Yes, stalks are a much nicer texture. I peel them and slice thinly in salads, the most delicious part!

Ugh.

They’re the best bit!

I like the stalks.
they make great coleslaw.

High in calcium.

Indulge his little whims :)

Less waste, happy healthy husband (jury's out on fartage)

I love them. My mum always used to give me the stumps when prepping the rest for cooking and I’d eat them raw. Still love it. Great for teething babies too

Oh no, stalks are too hard 🤢

That was our treat on a sunday when mum was cooking the roast, broccoli and cauli stalks! My dc think i am weird eating them raw and dont believe me when i say they are the best bit.

Same as cag, we used to be given the stalks raw - v yummy.

Just remembered there's one out to chop up and eat!

Sooooo... We are overall agreed that DH is being unreasonable....??

I'm vindicated!

No, stalks too hard and chewy!

They get eaten here too, but I do slice the tough outer off first.

I don’t usually cook cauliflower or broccoli stalks as I have a guilty secret of eating them raw during the meal preparation.

Tenderstem I'll eat all of. Normally broccoli no to the stem thanks! That's why tenderstem has flourished, because lots of folks find normal stalks yuck!

I also eat the stalks as does DH.

The stalks are so nice and tender. You have to peel them first. Lovely flavour. I like them raw or chopped into a broccoli slaw.