a vegetable consisting of the small compact bud of a variety of cabbage. さまざまなキャベツの小さくコンパクトな芽からなる野菜 Brussels Sprouts[芽きゃべつ]は、村上春樹の小説「かえるくん、東京を救う」の#20の表題。以下、Brussels Sproutsが使われている件りを書き出す。 "Oh, nothing mush," Frog said. "Nothing much more complicated than boiling Brussels Sprouts. I just gave them a …