you don't know?
real.. well as far as real goes.. broccoli has this chemical or substance in it, which smells terrible.. like rotten sewerage...
i say 'as far as real goes' because broccoli doesn't occur naturally.. it is a cross-breed between 2 plants...
anyway, the gross smell and taste is the stuff which actually fights cancer... but it's too disgusting for many... so the eggheads started to genetically engineer the grossness away... and they did to an extent..
the grossness is still slightly there.. but then, the only redeeming quality of the broccoli is gone... it doesn't fight cancer anymore...
so, what you have is basically a useless vegetable-like thing, with no redeeming qualities, with a gross smell for about 25% of the population, may cause your pee to stink (just like asparagus for some) and people are hoodwinked into thinking how good it is...
eat it for the fibre.. only

Originally posted by honeymouse:
Why do you hate brocolli, bear?
We eat that a lot over here. Almost 3 days a week.