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In their simplest form, the shoots are boiled or steamed until tender and served with a light sauce like hollandaise or melted butter or a drizzle of olive oil with a dusting of Parmesan cheese. A refinement is to tie the shoots into sheaves and stand them so that the lower part of the stalks are boiled, while the more tender heads are steamed. Tall cylindrical asparagus cooking pots have liners with handles and perforated bases to make this process foolproof.
Unlike most vegetables, where the smaller and thinner are the more tender, thick asparagus stalks have more tender volume to the proportion of skin. When asparagus have been too long in the market, the cut ends will have dried and gone slightly concave. The best asparagus are picked and washed while the water comes to the boil. Fastidious cooks scrape asparagus stalks with a vegetable peeler, stroking away from the head, and refresh them in ice-cold water before steaming them. Small or full-sized stalks can be made into asparagus soup. Cantonese restaurants in the United States often serve asparagus stir-fried with chicken, shrimp, or beef.
Another thing worth mentioning with asparagus is that some of its constituents are metabolised and excreted in the urine, giving it a distinctive, mildly unpleasant odour. The smell is caused by various sulfur-containing degradation products (e.g. mercaptans and thioesters). As a result of studies it was not only shown that only around 40% of the test persons displayed this characteristic smell, but also that not everyone is able to smell the odour once it is produced. [1]
The amino acid asparagine gets its name from asparagus, the asparagus plant being rich in this compound.
Asparagus as a vegetable is widely grown around villages near EveshamEvesham may refer to any of several things: Evesham is a town in Worcestershire, England. Evesham Township, New Jersey is a township in New Jersey. The Vale of Evesham is an area of southern Worcestershire. Evesham Technology is a company. in the Vale of EveshamThe Vale of Evesham is the name used for the area of southern Worcestershire, England, along the valley of the River Avon, centred on the town of Evesham. The vale of Evesham has little industry, being mostly agricultural. The sheltered climate beneath th in WorcestershireWorcestershire (pronounced wustashur or wustasheer abbreviated Worcs is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. It borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, and Gloucestershire. To the west, t, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England, and the plant grows wild on England's south coast. Indeed in EveshamEvesham may refer to any of several things: Evesham is a town in Worcestershire, England. Evesham Township, New Jersey is a township in New Jersey. The Vale of Evesham is an area of southern Worcestershire. Evesham Technology is a company. it is still known by some by its original local name of Sparrow Grass.