why are brussel sprouts called brussel sprouts and not just sprouts?

Question

and why are swedes called swedes? Or French beans? Are they anything to do with those countries originally or what?

Answer 1

Brussel sprouts should be banned just for smelling so disgusting ... maybe someone went to a brussels rubbish tip and said " this smells like those sprout things ... lets call them brussels !!"


The Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera ) is a Wild Cabbage cultivated for its small (typically 2.5-4 cm diameter) leafy green heads, which resemble miniature cabbages. The name stems from the original place of cultivation.

ermm french beans do come from france .. don't they?

swede ... The vegetable is native to Sweden, and was introduced into Scotland. From there, it spread to the rest of Britain and to North America. also known as.. rutabaga or swede or (yellow) turnip ... "Rutabaga" (from dialectal Swedish rotabagge)

Answer 2

The Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group) is a cultivar group of Wild Cabbage cultivated for its small (typically 2.5-4 cm diameter) leafy green heads, which resemble miniature cabbages. The name stems from the original place of cultivation, not because of the vegetable's popularity there.
The cooking of the Brussels sprout is also the subject of much debate. If correctly cooked, the unpleasant smell is avoided and the vegetable possesses a delicate nutty flavour. Stir frying is also an option. Many consider that the best flavour is only developed in mid to late winter, after the plants have been exposed to some frost. Commonly the base is 'crossed' with a knife under the belief that this will lead to more even cooking. Others believe that this crossing procedure leads to a leaching of flavours and that it should be avoided.

The rutabaga or swede or (yellow) turnip (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var. napobrassica) is a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the (white) turnip.
The vegetable is native to Sweden, and was introduced into Scotland. From there, it spread to the rest of Britain and to North America. In continental Europe, it acquired a bad reputation when it became a food of last resort during World War I. In the German Steckrübenwinter (swede winter) of 1916–17, large parts of the population were kept alive on a diet consisting of little else but rutabagas. After the war, most people were so tired of eating rutabagas that they have remained unpopular to this day and are rarely planted.

Answer 3

sprouts origenated from brussels

Answer 4

bc theres allready something called sprouts