Author Topic: Serious question, no really!! (Read 4041 times)

undercarriage plan · « **on:** July 24, 2005, 18:27:59 »

I'm sure this must rate as one of the thickest questions so far, but is brocoli related to asparagus? ??? Ate my first piece of lottie brocoli (Ooo that rhymes!) for tea, and it was so delicious, tasted just like asparagus, really strange. Any ideas or is this the norm? Lottie

Icyberjunkie · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2005, 18:34:23 »

No it does taste like asparagus - don't think its related though

undercarriage plan · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2005, 18:46:14 »

But I've never tasted it like this!! And not blowing own trumpet or anything, all I did was plant seed, but it was so succulent, could eat it by the bucket full, and I don't like brocoli!! ??? Lottie ;D

undercarriage plan · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2005, 18:47:30 »

Same effect as asparagus??? :o :o :o You meaning what I think Tim? God!! I've had loads of the stuff!! ;D Lottie

Icyberjunkie · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2005, 18:52:50 »

Interestingly though (or perhaps not ::)) the ability to smell it in your wee when you eat asparagus is genetic and only 40% of people can detect it. ;D ;D ;D ;D

So if I have guessed your character correctly you're now going to be unable to stop yourself from finding out if your in the 40% lolol ;D

undercarriage plan · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2005, 18:53:45 »

:o :o :o and you will so never know!!! Lottie ;D

Icyberjunkie · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2005, 19:03:06 »

oic Tim. Ah well, you can always rely on me to lower the tone.... ;)

Palustris · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2005, 19:04:46 »

Serious answer to the original question. Asparagus is a member of the Lily family and Broccoli is a member of the Crucifer family, so no they are not related in any way.

blight · « **Reply #8 on:** July 24, 2005, 19:13:43 »

because they taste so alike, I grow the white-stemmed asparagus, the subterranean variety. this does not taste like broccoli at all.

undercarriage plan · « **Reply #9 on:** July 24, 2005, 19:28:13 »

Thanks for that, Eric. Do get fed up when peeps muck about on here....... :o :o :o Lottie ;)

Derekthefox · « **Reply #10 on:** July 24, 2005, 19:54:35 »

yet again lottie, you have me rolling on the floor!

tim · « **Reply #11 on:** July 24, 2005, 20:04:09 »

So sorry, Lottie - will keep off your site in future.

Svea · « **Reply #12 on:** July 24, 2005, 20:31:59 »

blight - something very common in germany but not at all in the UK
our local 'gourmet' market (borough market) had white asparagus the other day - all my OH's german work collegues went at lunchtime and bought armfuls of the stuff. did OH get some for me? nooooooo! ::)

blight · « **Reply #13 on:** July 24, 2005, 20:55:13 »

svea,
serious case of "expatriot´s syndrome" obviously. they should have tried to get some seakale instead.
but I wonder if the stuff had been grown locally? as far as I know you don`t even need special varieties to do that:
earth it up -white asparagus with white asparagus flavour;
just let it grow -green with broccoli flavour.

undercarriage plan · « **Reply #14 on:** July 24, 2005, 21:21:18 »

Tim, I'm mortified!! If I have given any offence to you at all, I apologise, was never intended. So sorry. Lottie :'(

Svea · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2005, 21:38:39 »

blight - i think it came from spain. never mind.
can't find it locally grown at all - too much work i reckon for the average britsh farmer. mind you, in germany the asparagus harvests are done by polish people i think ???

blight · « **Reply #16 on:** July 24, 2005, 22:23:01 »

if it did come from spain - you certainly did not miss much. the white variety looses its charm even faster than the green stuff.
it should be eaten within a couple of hours after harvesting.
i.e. grow your own.
yes, polish people pick it here. after the fall of the "iron curtain" the acreage for labour-intensive crops has rocketed here.there would not be any market gardining left if it was not for the east european immigration.the season starts at the beginning of may and ends end of june. the asparagus is picked twice a day. I pick my own - and every second day only. when the tips of the shoots hit daylight, they turn purple and get slightly bitter, which to my mind improves the flavour. and they look more dramatic - at least in their raw stage, as the purple colour turns a dark green when cooked.
because whiteness and uniformity is required here - you might have guessed that much - purple headed asparagus is much cheaper to buy than its lilywhite brother. but you can only get them in hot spells, when the pickers can´t keep up with the speed of growth.

Icyberjunkie · « **Reply #17 on:** July 24, 2005, 23:07:10 »

So to summarise then:
- Brocolli not the same as asparagus just tastes that way
- Tim wasn't on about 'that' effect that Lottie won't tell us about
- Lottie didn't mean to upset anyone who weren't upset anyway
- white and green asparagus is the same, but different
- and everyone but a hubby buys it in germany but its from spain.

Hope thats clear now......... ;D ;D ;D ;)

...another mucker abouter....
Iain

undercarriage plan · « **Reply #18 on:** July 24, 2005, 23:11:21 »

Icy!! You a marvel!!! Decided to grow marrows instead......! Lottie ;D

Icyberjunkie · « **Reply #19 on:** July 24, 2005, 23:14:21 »

You're nott going to tell me they taste like asparagus as well are you!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o

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