CHRISTMAS HARVEST #BRUSSELSPROUTS

I sowed them back in May and this morning I harvested them to have on Christmas Day. Brussels Sprouts have a reputation for smelling bad and making you fart. Usually when most people find them on their plate, they take their time to eat them - it's not like there aren't tastier things to eat first but I can’t get enough of the little green gems. Hope you all have a great Christmas and don’t forget the Brussel Sprouts!!

Here are a few facts about them -

1. They’re named after the Belgian capital (who knew)

2. They topped a poll both in the UK and USA for being the most hated vegetable.

3. The earliest recorded reference to them in England dates back only to 1796.

4. It’s the gene TAS2R38 which makes them taste bitter to some people.

5. Stuart Kettel pushed a Brussels Sprout up Mount Snowdon with his nose to raise money for Macmillan cancer.

Merry Christmas.