Vegetable
Diablo
A tier
Diablo is a hybrid Brussels sprout bred for uniform, firm, dark green buttons and strong field performance in commercial slots—cleaner stalks for machine or hand harvest and milder cooked flavour than old OP bitterness lore. Size is mid, ideal for whole roasting. Reliability made it a production favourite in several regions. Halve and roast hot; excellent foodservice consistency. Hybrid seed each year. Frost still improves sugar if climate allows.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Consistent PackFoodservice RoastHalve SearMarket FreshWhole Button Hot Oven
Traits
Commercial ReliableDarkDark Green Mid SizeFirmHybrid CommercialHybrid Uniform FirmMilder Modern CookUniform
History
NL
Diablo hybrid sprouts entered European commercial brassica programmes.
EU
Growers adopted Diablo for uniform mid-size buttons.
Diablo featured in international sprout variety trials.
Diablo-class hybrids remained common in fresh-market sprout fields.