My best bud hates Asperagus!.”, a world famous guitarist and Vegan, he stopped by whilst I was making a late lunch salad of raw young asparagus and oil and vinegar. He said, “Gawd I hate asparagus.!” Well. his Mom cooked it the same way mine did; boil it until it turns gray, then dump cheese sauce on it. Yuck! He’d never consider eating raw asparagus, so strong was his revulsion. I Chinese roll-cut some chilled young asparagus, added a bit of oil and vinegar, and practically had to force him to try it! He went nutz! Victory for me!
LOL! I think a lot of us learned to hate all sorts of veggies because our mothers boiled ‘em to death ;-)
We have a really special asparagus in the garden...it is purple and grows with stalks up to 1 inch. It is really good raw. The stalks are tender and sweet. Not anything like what we all know as asparagus!
We bought three plants several years ago. It is spreading. Wish I had a garden full!
Asparagus is always an early crop. This year we are getting 2nd and 3rd cuttings.
From Venus, or one of those plant only eaters?
Jest jerkin' yer chain........
My mother boiled everything to death and diced salads to nothing pieces. As a result, I became the chief cook and bottle washer at a very early age. It was a matter of survival. To this day, she’s only allowed to bring a fruit salad to Thanksgiving. Of course, she ruins the salad. She’s told every year to NOT add avocadoes to it but she does anyway and insists on leaving it for us. It goes straight to the trash.
Gack! At times it is believed all mothers attended the same cooking school. Mine cooked all the taste out of vegetables: asparagus, broccoli, spinach, English peas, green beans. Or, even worse - served them from a can
Amazing how delicious these same veggies are when fresh and served raw or when frozen and cooked with care before serving.