The last 10 years has brought us the pencil-or-thinner asparagus. I wonder what people do with it. Peeling the bottom of the thick stalks does make more of the stalk edible.
Asparagus is a diuretic. When it’s out of season and $5.99/lb, you can surprisingly get 5oz of frozen asparagus for a dollar at.... the DollarTree.
The king of veg!
I haven’t tried frozen yet; I was disgusted with canned, though.
I don’t think we’ve seen it that high, out of season, in our area; but I do notice that often it’s so thin that it goes away to almost nothing when roasted. We try to only buy when it looks plump.
I much prefer thicker asparagus - I think it has more flavor. This is the one vegetable that has to be cooked perfectly - it can be so mushy and disgusting if abused.