Re: Saturday Night Food Plans? 5/24/2025

On 5/25/2025 1:14 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-05-25 12:36 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
 

Like corn, Bruce also seems to have something against people eating asparagus.  Steamed, roasted, whatever.  Corn and asparagus.  Two things he disparages on a regular basis.  Unless, of course, we're talking about white asparagus which he seems to think no one in North America has ever heard of or eaten.

 I have been in Europe a couple times and I don't know if it is a commercial effort of culture, but asparagus season was a thing. Most of us who like asparagus look forward to fresh local asparagus each spring but over there they have restaurant specials featuring asparagus.
 They have a thing about white asparagus, and when you order asparagus you get a lot of it, like a pound or more. White asparagus was all but unheard of around here. A few years back some of the local stores carried it for a while, but it was a lot more expensive than green. I didn't find a difference in taste or texture that justified the extra cost. I have not seen the white stuff in local stores for years.
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White asparagus is nothing special.  It's simply not exposed to sunlight so it doesn't turn green.  It doesn't taste any different.  I haven't seen fresh white asparagus in years.  I have on occasion seen it in jars on a supermarket shelf.  No thanks, I don't want already cooked jarred white asparagus.

That being said.... it is asparagus season here in southern Ontario and we are eating it almost every day.
 

It's asparagus season here, too.  When it's not in season frozen asparagus spears suffice.
Jill