On Mon, 17 May 2021 05:45:03 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 6:21:04 AM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 5:08:51 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 5:35:41 PM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
>> > > I asked because I was astonished to sometimes see TV chefs toss the
>> > > entire stem of the broccoli
>> > What they do on tv might be different from what they do in their
>> > own kitchen.
>> Most places i've had restaurant made Broccoli NEVER includes the stem.
>
>Chinese restaurants always use the stem.
>
>Restaurants have to satisfy their customers' expectations. A chef who
>uses the stem at home might not use it in his restaurant.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Um, which part of a green onion is the stem? I can't think of a dish
where I don't use it all. Green onion is all stem except for the
root, and that gets chopped into soups.