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[–] Vespair@lemmy.zip 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I've never understood this meme. Like what did you expect them to look like, and why is this apparently alarming?

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

I expected them to hang off a central stalk. Or perhaps grow like corn, where there's a more plant-looking plant growing with the asparagus inside it.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 12 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

If you want them to remain white, you have to cover them in earth, the farmers make ridges of earth to cover them:

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Why would you want them to remain white?

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 16 hours ago

Because they are delicious that way!

Freshly cooked with egg, ham and butter sauce they are very good. It's called 'white gold'in the Netherlands.

because racism

[–] muts@feddit.nl 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

The only way I've seen white asparagus is in glass jars with brine and those are disgusting.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Freshly cooked with egg, ham and butter sauce they are very good.

[–] Killer57@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

But pickled asparagus is delicious!

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 136 points 1 day ago (18 children)

I raise you brussels sprouts:

[–] M137@lemmy.world 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Peanuts:

Yes, they grow underground like potatoes.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 11 hours ago

Well but they aren't roots, they're from a stem that goes back under.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 87 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'll see your Brussels Sprouts, and raise you Cashews:

Cashew fruit

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 23 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Aren't the tops edible too? I wonder how the little shriveled bean thing on the end became internationally popular but the juicy looking fruit on top isn't. Like, every cashew harvested has to have the fruity part too, what do they all get used for?

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Maybe they are not as fit for exporting or selling so the more profitable parts get sent to US instead?

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They’re called cashew apples. You can find them at asian and latin grocery stores sometimes. Never had one, but i hear they are tasty, they’re hard to transport, though, so you have to be in the right areas to find them.

[–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

Cashew juice is very tasty and it's quite popular here in brazil. It also has medicinal properties for when you have diarrhea.

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[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 92 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can't believe you just spent an hour hotgluing brussel sprouts to a small tree just to trick people on the internet

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I even traveled all the way to brussels to get them just for this prank.

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Brussels can only be called brussels if they're from the brussels region of france, otherwise it's just sparkling wine

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 53 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I see your brussels sprouts and raise you pineapples:

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

and they are primitive versions of grasses, POALES.

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[–] moitoi@piefed.social 12 points 1 day ago

And the violet one tastes great:

[–] haerrii@feddit.org 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Wtf no way this is real

EDIT: whoa

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[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can buy them like that in a grocer though. Shit for fridge space.

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

And here I always thought they grew like tiny cabbages

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

they are cultivars of the same species. cabbages, broccili, cauliflowers, brussel sprouts,,,etc. Brassica oleracea, also includes kale and collard greens

bok choi, napa cabbages are from a related species, similar bred.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Brussels sprouts are unreal

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[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Asperger = asparagus brings me happy memories of fooling around with this therms, I'm asparagus.

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 4 points 17 hours ago

Somewhat related story; my middle name is Peter, and I had seemingly misheard it, as for the first 6 years of my life I thought my middle name was pizza.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

never really thought about it

I’m a breastparagus man myself

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[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Would you expect them to grow on a vine like beans or something?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bunched together or with leaves around them was my assumption, not individually like someone just bought some and stuck them in the ground.

Didn't know we harvested them as baby plants.

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 47 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Oh no that’s not even them as babies. That’s like two years in.

This is baby asparagus. It takes forever to develop to actual asperagus stage.

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It takes several years, many seasons, much sun and rain for such a magnificent vegetable to grow to maturity and be ripe for the harvest.

Unfortunately it tastes like ass, has the texture of twine and makes your piss stink.

Vile weed.

[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I just need to know if you’ve given properly sautéed asparagus in olive oil and garlic a chance. If you’re basing this on mom’s boiled mush you need to give it a second chance.

Also I personally find it funny when I get to piss stinky piss. Like farts for my dick!

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I tried many ways, my most successful was asparagus with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper and a light dusting of Parmesan cheese. Put it in the broiler until the cheese gets a tan. Finish with a tiny sprinkle of really fancy balsamic vinegar.

While it was an improvement, the texture was still not something I ever found acceptable.

Also, if you're using asparagus for smelly dick jokes, I am willing to withdraw my judgement.

[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

Sweet recipe, I believe I’ve had it that way too. You have indeed stress tested asparagus.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You fucking what? Say that to my face

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Wait... How do we know that someone didn't just buy some and stuck them in the ground to make us think that this is how they grow?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

if you seen agave and aloe blooming, its because they are in the same orders, thts why thier blooms looks giant asparagus shoots.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Asperagus blooming:

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