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Seasons/Availability
Broccolini AKA Aspirations is available year round.
Current Facts
Broccolini "Aspirations" AKA Italian Sprouting broccoli, is a hybrid vegetable, not specific to just the broccoli family, nor is it baby broccoli, as it is fully mature when harvested.
Description/Taste
Broccolini has spear-shaped, thin and tender vibrant green stems with lengths that rarely exceed six inches long. The head is a loose small cluster of florets that resemble broccoli rabe. Compared to common broccoli, the flavor of Broccolini is understated, mild, peppery and subtlely sweet. The entire plant is edible.
Applications
Broccolini Aspirations are a more versatile vegetable than common broccoli as they were bred to be more tender but also to withstand higher heat. Broccolini can be sauteed, steamed, roasted, grilled and fried. It makes a great appetizer, pasta or risotto ingredient and pizza topping. Broccolini's flavor marries well with butter, olive oil, lemon, lime, light-bodied vinegars, garlic, tomatoes, chiles, cured meats such as pancetta and prosciutto, flaky white fish, hard cheeses such as parmesan and pecorino or fresh cheeses such as chevre and feta.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Marketing Manager of Sakata Seeds, Hideto Kaneka, states "I've only tasted it cooked; Japanese don't eat raw broccoli. Even in the research stage, we only tasted it after it was boiled".
Geography/History
Japanese company, Sakata Seeds developed Aspirations in 1993, its namesake invoking the company's hopes while also suggesting a relation to asparagus. It is a successful hand-pollinated cross between gai lan (Chinese Kale) and broccoli. Sakata Seeds is the largest distributor of broccoli seed varieties in the world. The name, Broccolini is actually a registered trademark of Mann Packing Company of Salinas, California. Mann, one of the world’s largest broccoli growers, has been marketing it in the United States under the name Broccolini since 1998.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
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Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Broccolini (Aspirations). One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Broccolini AKA Aspirations is available year round.
Current Facts
Broccolini "Aspirations" AKA Italian Sprouting broccoli, is a hybrid vegetable, not specific to just the broccoli family, nor is it baby broccoli, as it is fully mature when harvested.
Description/Taste
Broccolini has spear-shaped, thin and tender vibrant green stems with lengths that rarely exceed six inches long. The head is a loose small cluster of florets that resemble broccoli rabe. Compared to common broccoli, the flavor of Broccolini is understated, mild, peppery and subtlely sweet. The entire plant is edible.
Applications
Broccolini Aspirations are a more versatile vegetable than common broccoli as they were bred to be more tender but also to withstand higher heat. Broccolini can be sauteed, steamed, roasted, grilled and fried. It makes a great appetizer, pasta or risotto ingredient and pizza topping. Broccolini's flavor marries well with butter, olive oil, lemon, lime, light-bodied vinegars, garlic, tomatoes, chiles, cured meats such as pancetta and prosciutto, flaky white fish, hard cheeses such as parmesan and pecorino or fresh cheeses such as chevre and feta.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Marketing Manager of Sakata Seeds, Hideto Kaneka, states "I've only tasted it cooked; Japanese don't eat raw broccoli. Even in the research stage, we only tasted it after it was boiled".
Geography/History
Japanese company, Sakata Seeds developed Aspirations in 1993, its namesake invoking the company's hopes while also suggesting a relation to asparagus. It is a successful hand-pollinated cross between gai lan (Chinese Kale) and broccoli. Sakata Seeds is the largest distributor of broccoli seed varieties in the world. The name, Broccolini is actually a registered trademark of Mann Packing Company of Salinas, California. Mann, one of the world’s largest broccoli growers, has been marketing it in the United States under the name Broccolini since 1998.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Barbarella | San Diego CA | 858-454-7373 |
| Cirque Du Soleil Totem | Del Mar CA | 702-513-2146 |
| Sheraton La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-453-5500 |
| 333 Pacific | Oceanside CA | 760-433-3333 |
| Red Door Restaurant & Wine Bar | San Diego CA | 619-295-6000 |
| Paradise Point Resort Baleen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Eddie V's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-5500 |
| Marriott Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-3000 x6335 |
| Lauberge Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-259-1515 |
| Paradise Grille | Del Mar CA | 858-350-0808 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 800 843 4661 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Cucina Urbana | San Diego CA | 619-239-2222 |
| Bo Beau Kitchen & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-224-2884 |
| Wine Vault & Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-295-3939 |
| Roppongi | San Diego CA | 858-551-5252 |
| Top of the Market | San Diego CA | 619-234-4867 |
| Maderas Golf Club | Poway CA | 858-451-8100 |
| Azul La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-454-9677 |
| Marriott Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-696-0234 x6051 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
| Gabardine | San Diego CA | 619-398-9810 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| Red Light District | San Diego CA | 619-255-2800 |
| Roy's San Diego | San Diego CA | 619-239-7697 |
| Crush | Solana Beach CA | 858-481-2787 |
| Handlery Hotel & Resort | San Diego CA | 619-298-0511 |
| Roy's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-455-1616 |
| Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House | San Diego CA | 858-453-2583 |
| Sessions Public | San Diego CA | 619-756-7715 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Burlap | San Diego CA | 858 369 5700 |
| Hotel Del 1500 Ocean | Coronado CA | 619-435-6611 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Bice Ristorante | San Diego CA | 469-450-3519 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Zel's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-0076 |
| Flavor Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-3663 |
| Dolce Pane & Vino | Del Mar CA | 858-832-1518 |
| Bistro West | Carlsbad CA | 760-431-9195 |
| Toast Enoteca Cucina | San Diego CA | 619-269-4342 |
| Knotty Barrel | San Diego CA | 619-269-7156 |
| Market Restaurant and Bar | Del Mar CA | 858-523-0007 |
| Paradise Point Resort Barefoot | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Poseidon | Del Mar CA | 858-755-9345 |
| Twisted Vine | San Diego CA | 858-780-2501 |
| Delicia's | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-8000 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Broccolini (Aspirations). One
is easiest, three is harder.
