📝The Joyful Explorer saying, "I only eat fractal foods" led to the purchase of mandelbroccoli.com as we were eating romanesco broccoli with spicy fromage cheese.
The science behind the geometry
Vegetal fractals
Cauliflower, along with dahlias and daisies, develops as phyllotactic spirals. Azpeitia et al. combined modeling with the experimental investigation to clarify the gene-regulatory network that sets up a multitude of undeveloped flowers to form a cauliflower curd. Irrepressible inflorescence identity genes in the context of dysfunctional meristems and slow internode elongation result in piles of incomplete flowers. If meristem size drifts during organogenesis, then the conical structures of the Romanesco form emerge in fractal formation.