asparagus

     

Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the vegetable known as asparagus is obtaine. It is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. It is now also widely cultivated as a vegetable crop.

Trivia about asparagus

  • This stalked vegetable is commonly cooked standing up in the pot
  • SPRGS is called the aristocrat of vegetables
  • French dishes described as argenteuil feature this vegetable -- sometimes just the tips
  • This member of the lily family is rich in vitamin A
  • Pointes d' asperge is the French name for these tips that make a lovely garnish
  • You'll need a pound of these spears to make the soup known as spargelsuppe
  • The Dutch type of this is white, as it's grown underground; the American is green, as the spears are grown above
  • Edible spears seen here
  • Introduced in 1993, the Crayola color named for this stalk veggie is more popular with kids than the real thing
  • In the VeggieTales version of David & Goliath, David is one of these spears & Goliath is a giant pickle
  • Maybe kids would eat more of these green spears if we called them by their German name, Spargel
  • Eat spears of this green vegetable, but not the same-named fern, which is a houseplant
  • It's a plant of the lily family whose shoots can be eaten as a vegetable
  • Atty! No blood of the innocent until you've had this 9-letter veggie whose stalks are apple-green with purple-tinged tips
  • Stem of a variety of lily, known in Old England as "sparrow grass"
  • Acceptable "finger foods" include bacon, but only if it's crisp, & spears of this vegetable
  • This spear-shaped Roman was usually green, maybe with envy that people thought his white cousin tasted better
  • The white type of this stalked veggie is grown underground; it can't produce chlorophyll & turn green
  • Stockton, Calif. doesn't have a festival for Britney Spears, but it does have one for these green spears
  • Argenteuil, France is famous for its white type of this, which is grown underground