Christmas is a time when you eat. Specifically, you eat turkey, both on the day itself and for several days after, usually in many different forms. What do we eat WITH turkey? Well, potatoes, obviously - I'll be doing roasties and mash. Also gravy, the thicker the better. And of course, there's vegetables. Carrots, broccoli, and the quintessential Christmas vegetable: the Brussels sprout. A small, unassuming, green vegetable that has divided opinion for decades. Some people hate them with a burning passion from the depths of hell itself. Jokes abound about how entire families loathe sprouts, yet still serve them on Christmas day because they are traditional, and god forbid tradition gets put aside. Other people love the sprout, and not only eat them at Christmas but include them in every roast dinner they cook. I am of the latter camp; I adore sprouts, and count them in my top 3 favourite vegetables. They are like mini cabbages. They are extremely good for you, and have a flavour that goes well with a variety of culinary creations ranging from the usual roast to stir-fry.
Based on this fascinating fact you have just discovered about me, you can imagine my distress when I did my Christmas food shopping this week and found NO SPROUTS. Not a single one. I searched far and wide (well, in 2 supermarkets) and my sprout search was fruitless (sproutless). I don't know how I'm going to cope this year without my favourite little green bundle of deliciousness. Even in Moscow I found sprouts to be, although not exactly plentiful, available.
So, this is a plea to any Mexican readers of this blog, especially those who live in Celaya. If you know of anywhere which sells this vegetable, please - tell me. Too many people suffer during the festive season. Don't allow one more person to do so.
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