| Fractal and Fibonacci? | 
What could this thing be?  I have NEVER seen anything like it before.  Is it from this planet?  Is it real?  How the heck do I find out?  Being a clever consumer I finally thought of looking at the packing list.  The only item on the list that didn't check out was something called Broccoli Romanescu.  I was still perplexed.  So I did what anyone else would do and checked Wikipedia where I learned:
"Romanesco broccoli resembles a cauliflower, but is of a light green color and the inflorescence (the bud) has an approximate self-similar character, with the branched meristems making a logarithmic spiral. In this sense the broccoli's shape approximates a natural fractal;
 each bud is composed of a series of smaller buds, all arranged in yet 
another logarithmic spiral. This self-similar pattern continues at 
several smaller levels.
The vegetable is rich in vitamin C, vitamin K, dietary fiber, and carotenoids."
I think I have to show it to people before I actually eat it.  If anyone has an idea what to do with this please let me know.   I'll let you know in the next day or two what I do with this.
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