Canned veggies?
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
United States
April 27, 2009 6:23pm CST
My hubby had a good question about veggies. His fav is broccoli, he asked me last night how come every single common veggie out there is available canned but Broccoli!?!?! I thought good question, maybe cause the process may deteriorate the structure of the veggie into mush?
What do you think?
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
28 Apr 09
That's an interesting thought.
Never heard of pickeled avacados before, interesting but I wouldn't doubt what you could pickle.
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@onedaysoon (651)
• United States
28 Apr 09
Pickled avocados, that is a new one. I don't see how that is possible since avocados are all fat, but hey people always think up new things.
@albert2412 (1782)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I do not know that I have seen canned broccoli. I am not a real fan of canned vegetables, since they put a lot of preservatives and msg in a lot of the cans. I prefer to buy fresh vegetables and to wash them to take away the poisons they spray them with.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I like fresh too however since we have harsh winters it's more costly to buy fresh in colder months. Canned is cheaper here too, though if I could afford it I'd go purly organic.
I wouldn't consider washing them the way to take the pesticides away. As I learned from watching Christina Cooks on PBS the pesticide doesn't only affect the oustide of the veggie or fruit, but where else doe sit go? It goes on the ground, it rains or is watered and the pesticide runs off the plant into the ground the plant then absorbs the tainted water.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I've seen jarred Cauliflower, if you have a hispanic section in your store they have some spicy veggies in glass jars.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
1 May 09
i've never seen it by itself,but they do sell this stuff in glass jars up here-i believe it's called "gardenia" (not the flower) or something very similar.it's a medley of broccoli,cauliflower,carrots and i believe pimento in a oil type base.
used for pasta salads and whatnot.
i think one reason they don't can it is because broccoli seems to suck up that can flavor like a sponge.in glass it's ok though.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
5 May 09
yea,it's a bit tangy.
sometimes i rinse it off a bit before i use it.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
5 May 09
I would of never of thought that it would have a more metalic like taste as a probable reason for it.
My hubby likes to buy those in the hispanic section from time to time, they are too zippy for me ;)
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@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
28 Apr 09
After full reading the discussion i thought the same thing. They probably can't make canned broccoli because there would be nothing left of it because the top of them would be gone and all mushy. I'm sure someone out there though has tried this because it is such a good vegetable and it is healthy to eat even for a snack. Great discussion to talk about and Happy Mylotting.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
28 Apr 09
It's my hubby's favorite veggie... I'm sure that's why he was wondering. *LOL* But it's nutritional value is great so why not? But I'm sure someone has tried hence why we don't see it.
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I think I'd have to agree with you. The heat and time it takes to pressure cook it would render it into total mush. I've never even tried canning broccoli, although when I do preserve it I flash freeze it. I don't know, but if they offered broccoli canned, I would probably never buy it. In my opinion canned veggies never taste as good as fresh or frozen.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
5 May 09
Depending on what it is... sometimes I like the canned version better than the frozen one.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
28 Apr 09
That is true if you overcook it and turn it to mush you probably wouldn't eat it. However, you could puree the remains and add it to a pasta sauce. ;0)
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I think it would probably turn out like canned asparagus-mushy and icky. Why not get some seeds and grow some all year long? If you have a window with some some part of the day and you also have a fairly warm spot in your house in the winter, there's no reason why you can't grow some of your own.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I've tried growing some in our garden and it didn't do so well. And whatever did survive the rabbits ate it. I would love to try more in the house but I have a slight problem, 3 kids who cannot keep their hands off of ANYTHING!
@coolyo443 (50)
• United States
28 Apr 09
i think because the only way brocli is good is when it is steamed ( but thats just me) also that the fas in brolcli is will ruin it in the can so good juck and if u want canned brocli than sorry too bad (for now anyways).
