I remember seeing one of these fresh at a local farmer's market and I had to buy it. It was the most beautiful thing ever. Screw gifting flowers, imagine receiving one of these for a change.
I ate it raw like broccoli and it tasted like crap, compared to broccoli it's very hard and is relatively tasteless but whatever taste there is it's not very good, I ate the entire thing anyway (not at once). Maybe it's better cooked?