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There have been plenty of additives mixed into coffee over the years, including turmeric, beetroot and even broccoli, but will cauliflower surpass them all? At this year's Hort Connections conference in Melbourne, the fruit and vege industry has been introduced to the cauliflower latte, which is made using roughly 7 grams of cauliflower powder.
Fresh Select CEO and farmer, John Said, told ABC Rural the idea stemmed from the CSIRO's project last year to create a broccoli coffee — a quirky brew which made international headlines.
"Broccoli latte was a great story, a bit of a novelty to create awareness on what is possible," he said.
"Our thinking was that cauliflower is a bit more creamier and it's colour is similar to milk, and it wouldn't look like a green coffee.
"In my opinion it's got a creamier characteristic to it, it takes the bitter-edge off the coffee, but it does remind you that you are consuming cauliflower as a vegetable."
"Look at what avocadoes have done, they're all the rage in Australia, and it's not just because they're good for you, it's because they are popular, they're rich, they're treated like butter, so if we can think about produce items and how they're beyond healthy, that's what can drive sales.
"The good news is that most people know fresh produce is healthy, but we have to think beyond that and work out how to grow consumption".
At Fresh Select, John Said told ABC Rural he expected spinach and carrot coffees to be next on the barista's list.