Pink Sprouts

[Alan Glass]

I have recently harvested my first crop of sprouts, however after cooking there is a pinkness colour inside and the taste is very mild. Any ideas please.

[Aberdeenplotter]

highly peculiar. What variety are they?

[scarletrunner]

This happened to a crop of mine about 30 years ago for no apparent reason,no problems since.

[Alan Glass]

Unfortunatly I dont have the variety, they were bought as plants from the local garden centre.

Although I wondered if there is a link using old coffee granuals around the base of each plant. It keeps the slugs away and the smell seems to put off the cabbage whites. Could the colour gotten into the plant?

[Florence Fennel]

I've just harvested my first ever sprouts, but they are very green. Sorry Alan, can't imagine what's happened to yours.

[Nicos]

Did you pressure cook them?

I have vague childhood recollections of pinky insides to some pressure cooked ones...(maybe slightly overcooked????)

Just a thought

[Alan Glass]

They were cooked in a steamer, same as if bought from the supermarket.

Thanks anyway.