Category: Vegetables

China. Top Asparagus Producing Countries In The World Rank Area Production (Metric tons) 1 China, mainland 7,350,000 2 Peru 376,645 3 Mexico 119,789 4 Germany 102,395 Which country produces the best asparagus? Overall, among the top 10 best countries in the world for the best quality of life, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are […]

How Do You Know When Asparagus Are Done? bright green coloring. light browning or char on the tips. stalks are crisp-tender. Does asparagus get softer the longer you cook it? Undercooked asparagus, crunchy and forbidding, can taste like a punishment. But if you simmer asparagus long enough to cook it through, its texture becomes soft […]

about 1-2 inches. Using a large sharp knife, cut off the bottom tough woody parts, about 1-2 inches. You’ll notice the color turns from green to white and that’s the spot to make the cut. Repeat with the remaining asparagus spears. How much do you cut off of asparagus? The woody part may be white, […]

What is this? The reason asparagus ends are thought to be inedible, is that they are extremely tough and fibrous, like a freshly broken tree branch. You can gnaw on them, but you’re certainly not going to eat them. But the asparagus ends still have great flavor. Can you use asparagus ends for anything? Just […]

Other common serving sizes. 1 spear tip (2″ long or less) 1 spear small (5″ long or less) 1 spear of medium (5-1/4″ to 7″ long) What is a asparagus spear? asparagus spears in British English (əˈspærəɡəs spɪəz ) plural noun. the succulent young shoots of Asparagus officinalis, which may be cooked and eaten. How […]

Asparagus will keep fresh for up to 5 days if you store fresh trimmed asparagus in a jar filled with an inch of cold water loosely covered with plastic. Should you keep asparagus in water? Asparagus tastes best when cooked the day you buy it. If that’s not in the cards, store them as you […]

A basic vegetable peeler – either y shape or straight – works perfectly well to trim asparagus. Simply lay the asparagus flat on a cutting board. Then gently run the peeler down the shoot. Do you use a peeler on asparagus? Large asparagus stalks tend to be much thicker at the bottom than at the […]

White asparagus must be peeled, as the outside is fibrous and even woody at times. The usual way to peel asparagus is to hold it in your non-dominant hand, gripping it gently right below the head with the thumb and index finger and resting the stalk on the palm and wrist. Do you have to […]

Eating asparagus as part of a fiber-rich diet is an excellent way to help meet your fiber needs and keep your digestive system healthy. Summary As a good source of fiber, asparagus promotes regularity and digestive health and may help reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. How do you eat […]

Low acid foods are more likely to cause botulism from home canning. Such foods include : green beans. asparagus. How quickly does food poisoning kick in? Symptoms begin 6 to 24 hours after exposure: Diarrhea, stomach cramps. Usually begins suddenly and lasts for less than 24 hours. Vomiting and fever are not common. What are […]

Asparagus ferns use their large bulblets for storing nutrients — if the plant encounters a soil deficiency, it uses its stored reserves until the environment improves. What are the balls on asparagus ferns? The red berries or red balls you see on some plants are asparagus seed pods. These seed pods contain one or more […]