If it's done right, asparagus is brilliant, a bit crunchy but not stringy or mushy, a delicate tangy taste with just a tiny hint of sour (not bitter).
But never eat that asparagus in the can from the grocery store - if you ever do eat, wait to try it in a really good restaurant where it's cooked properly and just right. My favorite is bits of asparagus with pasta in a cream or creme rosa sauce with bits of artichoke (also another vegetable to try only when it's properly done in a good restaurant) and shrimp and crawfish and mushrooms.
Artichokes are more sour than asparagus, but not lemon sour, it's a different kind of taste and they can also be excellent in a cold pasta salad with black olives and a good olive oil and just a touch of vinegar and some oregano or chives.
I don't think I've ever had bitter asparagus. That would be pretty awful! But I agree it's a bit like artichokes, another veggie I adore. They both taste very springy to me.
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But never eat that asparagus in the can from the grocery store - if you ever do eat, wait to try it in a really good restaurant where it's cooked properly and just right. My favorite is bits of asparagus with pasta in a cream or creme rosa sauce with bits of artichoke (also another vegetable to try only when it's properly done in a good restaurant) and shrimp and crawfish and mushrooms.
Artichokes are more sour than asparagus, but not lemon sour, it's a different kind of taste and they can also be excellent in a cold pasta salad with black olives and a good olive oil and just a touch of vinegar and some oregano or chives.
mmmmmmm! hungry now!
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LOL!
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