Ruminations On Asparagus

[puff_not_snuff]

I love to eat asparagus but only buy it when it is in season locally but thinking about asparagus, asparagus is a rather bizarre vegetable, wouldn't you say? And I'm not talkin' bout the urine sniffing aspect of asparagus but rather the shape, taste and the way asparagus grows (the plant it self) seems slightly bizarre, even Bajoran to me, or perhaps Klingon is more apropos; considering it is the only vegetable I know of that is referred to as a primitive weapon.

 

[elessar]

Definitely Klingon. I mean there isn't even anywhere to put an ear ring on it!

Qapla' !

 

[kcghost]

Asparagus is extremely tasty.

 

[Kobold]

I love them roasted with a little salt and pepper but I always seem to forget when I eat them and think I’m having a medical emergency when I take a pee the next day.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I did my best to avoid consuming this alien flora. Back in late March I ate asparagus on 3 separate occasions within one week.

My urine STILL wreaks.
Never again.

Never.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Definitely Klingon. I mean there isn't even anywhere to put an ear ring on it!

Qapla' !

You mean Picard didn't teach Klingons about the Prince Albert?

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I always seem to forget when I eat them and think I’m having a medical emergency when I take a pee the next day.

Years ago I knew this Indian guy who moved to the US in his late 20s and remember him telling me a few days after he had asparagus for the first time that he went to a doctor due to the change in smell of his urine.

 

[canucklehead]

Years ago I knew this Indian guy who moved to the US in his late 20s and remember him telling me a few days after he had asparagus for the first time that he went to a doctor due to the change in smell of his urine.

I ate beets and asparagus in the same meal and forgot about it, I was quite alarmed later until I recalled what I ate.

 

[ThermionicScott]

One of the great mysteries to me as a kid was why anyone bothered to cultivate asparagus and beets and Brussels sprouts long ago, to say nothing of growing so much of it after that...

 

[elessar]

You mean Picard didn't teach Klingons about the Prince Albert?

I said EAR ring lol

 

[captpat]

I think asparagus is great ..... as livestock feed or bedding.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I love asparagus, and have two beds of it growing. No one ever complains about how radishes also make your pee smell funny, but if you eat a plate of radishes, you'll think you've been eating asparagus when you go.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I love asparagus, and have two beds of it growing. No one ever complains about how radishes also make your pee smell funny, but if you eat a plate of radishes, you'll think you've been eating asparagus when you go.

Ever try radishes with a bit of softened butter and a fleck of salt?

 

[puff_not_snuff]

I ate beets

This use to happen frequently, I mean forgetting that I had consumed beets and a freak-out while looking down at a urinal... once it was due to a red velvet cake which used beet as a colorant and that took me a few days to trace back the color of my urine to my eating habits.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Ever try radishes with a bit of softened butter and a fleck of salt?

Yes, but dipping them in humus is my goto.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Butter or olive oil, salt and pepper then tossed on a hot grill when the steaks are done. That's my favorite way to eat it

 

[briarblues]

I enjoy asparagus a lot. Chopped small. Some pancetta and shallots in a shallow fry pan, at medium heat, in olive oil. While that is simmering, I make some pasta. Pasta done, into the shallow fry pan, add some Pecorino cheese, and toss. Once it gets creamy ... time to eat..... wish I was back in Italy .......

Mike

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Yes, but dipping them in humus is my goto.

Extra lemony humus!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

My favorite way to cook asparagus is to fry with with a tad bit of bacon grease, garlic, and sprinkle with parmesan when fried to a good dark sear.

I have also chopped them and battered them to tempura fry them, and then dip them in a homemade parmesan butter.

I have also been known to just eat one fresh out of the garden.

 

[Mortamyhr]

Now I want asparagus….

I looked into growing some at home since we run through it pretty quickly. Then found out it takes about 3 years to really get your crop growing. Between lack of patience and having terrible plant luck(I.e. if it doesn’t yell at me for food, I’m going to forget about it) I just don’t see that as a realistic goal.