the asparagus thread

[Red Gold]

The asparagas season has come again!
Today we'll have asparagus!

 

[StromRider]

I had never tried asparagus until I went to Canadian army basic army officer training in Chilliwack BC. I swear they must have had an asparagus farm behind the kitchen we had it so much. I grew to like it a lot, including the joys of hollandaise sauce.
These days my daughter will roast it in the oven and the way she seasons it is spectacular. I'm getting hungry thinking about it.

 

[essentialsaltes]

I have been lucky to hit Spargelzeit in some of my business trips to Germany.

 

[Nithavela]

Highly overrated and much too expensive. People in germany only eat lots of asparagus because of intensive marketing, just like with children drinking milk.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Highly overrated and much too expensive. People in germany only eat lots of asparagus because of intensive marketing, just like with children drinking milk.

At least you're consistent, but honestly this is the only thing wrong with you.

 

[Benjamin Müller]

This post made me go out and buy asparagus. Lol.

 

[Nithavela]

At least you're consistent, but honestly this is the only thing wrong with you.

Being consistent or not liking asparagus?

 

[Benjamin Müller]

Highly overrated and much too expensive. People in germany only eat lots of asparagus because of intensive marketing, just like with children drinking milk.

How expensive is asparagus in Germany? And I didn't realize that there was intensive marketing for asparagus.

I rarely eat asparagus, but mom's throwing a Coronation Party tomorrow and I remembered asparagus is a royal vegetable lol. The Royals like asparagus, apparently. So I bought it to add to the salmon and cake and twice baked potato and I forget what else mom is making. I just picked up canned asparagus spears at our local Dollar Tree. Fresh would be better, but. . .I didn't feel like going into the big supermarket.

 

[Red Gold]

Highly overrated and much too expensive. People in germany only eat lots of asparagus because of intensive marketing, just like with children drinking milk.

a bit expensive, yes
but not over-rated
and no "intensive marketing".

It is just that people like Spargel aka Asparagus - honestly.

Do you want to dictate them what they should like?

 

[Red Gold]

This post made me go out and buy asparagus. Lol.

Good!

 

[Red Gold]

King Louis XIV of France supervised the construction of private greenhouses to cultivate a ready supply of asparagus year-round. Because so many "royals" loved it, asparagus was known as "the food of kings."

Food of Kings Asparagus is royal treat — and the best are brightest spears

Asparagus . . . what a weird word! It must have made sense two thousand years ago when the giver of names borrowed the ancient Greek meaning for "sprout" or "shoot."<br> The Romans feasted on the tender spears in season and learned to preserve them by freezing. The method wasn't convenient,…

www.deseret.com

 

[Chesterton]

A fascinating scientific fact about asparagus: I hated the taste as a child, but I still hate the taste as an adult. I'm very open-minded; I tried everything. I even tried dipping it in chocolate sauce. It still sucked.

I'm going to start a thread celebrating meat. Meat is so much better.

 

[Nithavela]

How expensive is asparagus in Germany?

About 18 Euros per Kilo if you get good quality asparagus from a local vendor stall. A kilogramm is supposed to feed two people.

 

[Nithavela]

Do you want to dictate them what they should like?

If I had that kind of power, I wouldn't use it to stop people from eating asparagus.

At least not as a first order of business.

 

[Red Gold]

How to Cook White Asparagus German Style - 11 Secrets!

 

[MehGuy]

I don't know if I have. As someone with no sense of smell.. most vegetables taste the same to me. If it has a good texture I might try some. I do love broccoli for this reason.

 

[Benjamin Müller]

About 18 Euros per Kilo if you get good quality asparagus from a local vendor stall. A kilogramm is supposed to feed two people.

:o If fresh asparagus was that expensive in USA I would never buy it. I certainly don't like it that much lol. I think it's about $4/lb at my local supermarket.

My sister dislikes asparagus; my dad likes it, and last I knew I liked it. I guess I'll find out if my taste buds have changed. lol

 

[Benjamin Müller]

@Red Gold

That article was interesting. I loved this little part:

Asparagus and its preparation were so familiar that Caesar Augustus described the meaning of "haste" to his underlings as being "faster than you can cook asparagus . . . " -- which should be a hint to cooks who steam the life out of the vegetable. Asparagus should be bright green when finished -- NOT brown.

Lol. My sister is one of those who steams the life out of her vegetables.

 

[Nithavela]

If fresh asparagus was that expensive in USA I would never buy it. I certainly don't like it that much lol. I think it's about $4/lb at my local supermarket.

My sister dislikes asparagus; my dad likes it, and last I knew I liked it. I guess I'll find out if my taste buds have changed. lol

Is your asparagus white or green?

 

[essentialsaltes]

Is your asparagus white or green?

Most asparagus in the US is green, but fancier markets may have white (or purple).