White asparagus shines in spring
By Mike Peters | China Daily | Updated: 2017-05-23 07:41
It's been called "the vampire of the vegetable world", but with almost religious respect.
White asparagus, one of the special delights of spring menus, is cultivated underground - with soil heaped on the eagerly growing shoots as they emerge in warming weather. Protected from sunlight, they never produce chlorophyll, so they never turn green. The technique also makes the stalks mild-tasting and very tender.
"The delicately sweet spears," notes the Eating Well newsletter, "demand kid-glove treatment in the kitchen too:
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