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Cauliflower is a garden vegetable belonging to the mustard family (Family Brassicaceae or Cruciferae). Its scientific name is Brassica oleracea var. botrytis.

Cauliflower is most commonly eaten cooked, but it may also be eaten raw or pickled, and is often sold in that form commercially with pickled onions and pickles (pickled cucumbers).

Only the head of the cauliflower is eaten, a part known as the white curd. This is a thickly clustered part of the plant that consists of a stalk of flower buds. This stalk is surrounded at the base by thick, green leaves.