Here in Germany it's actually cheaper, because it's not 1st grade asparagus. (People here are really quite snobbish about this. There's a whole seasonal song and dance being made about the few weeks they're in season for. If you talk to Germans about asparagus, they'll almost exclusively think of the white variety. We call the one grown to above ground green asparagus.)
@@MohammedAllali-ng3po I never claimed it was a German only plant. The type that's being grown as a vegetable is believed to have originated in the Eastern Mediterranean area, however a) there's mentions of this type of asparagus in dark age Germany and no one knows if those have been a natural spread or accidental one. So people here have cultivated this type of asparagus for hundreds of years now. And besides, there's many types of asparagus plants in Europe, Asia and Africa.
I like the purple one the most, but the green is very close. They don't taste that different, and the purple is a reddish purple, and very dark. A bit like blue/red cabbage(I don't know the English translation). I'm from a very asparagus heavy region in germany(nicknamed aspagrus land, Spargelland), an they have something called baby asparagus, which is just small aspagrus, and it's usually better in taste. If we want to eat a large portion we need to call ahead a day or two or otherwise we will not be able to get the amount needed
Is there like a difference in taste, texture, or nutritional value between green or white asparagus? 😅 This video didn't address it. From my understanding, these are the same plants, except one is exposed to sunlight. It just seems like extra steps to harvest white asparagus if there isn't any major differences 😮
The same is true for cauliflower actually, farmers used to tie their leaves around the head to prevent them from turning green, but in recent years we've bred cauliflowers that wrap their leaves around themselves, pretty neat!
I never understood why people are so enthusiastic about white asparagus. I prefer the thin and green ones (salted and slightly grilled with a drizzle of olive oil 🤤)
Exactly. Actually here in Germany when we talk about asparagus we always mean the white one. If you want the other one you'll have to specify you want green asparagus.
Here in Germany it's actually cheaper, because it's not 1st grade asparagus. (People here are really quite snobbish about this. There's a whole seasonal song and dance being made about the few weeks they're in season for. If you talk to Germans about asparagus, they'll almost exclusively think of the white variety. We call the one grown to above ground green asparagus.)
@@CarinaCoffee that's really cool! I totally get weird snobbish-ness about random foods, people here in Texas are often the same way about sweet tea and barbecue. It has to be the 'right' way or you get accused of 'not being a real southerner' lmao
"Spargelzeit”. White asparagus season in Germany is typically from around mid-April through to 24 June when the country celebrates the nativity of St. John the Baptist. Fun Times👍♥️
@@peytoia when it was white like this the whole stem and root were edible. The young leaves are good for tea too. It’s very medicinal and well known as a healing food.
it doesn’t! asparagus actually grows in stages, and the harvested stage grows so large underground through energy it stores in its roots from the previous years of growth. so basically, they don’t NEED to photosynthesize on the year they’re harvested because they’re growing with last year’s energy. theyre funky little plants i love em
I was surprised the first time I saw an asparagus plant after it had fully grown, they're nearly unrecognizable from the little perfect shoots we buy in the grocery store. Asparagus is absolutely delicious, but it really gives my urine a strange odor for some reason.
I went this type of farm once when I was young. Boy, my mind got blown. Never though that how they grow white asparagus and it the same plant as the green one. Then the present a few year back my mind got blown again cause original enoki is not really white but brownis-red. XD Same method same result.
They taste different is all. White asparagus is not bitter and instead has a mild, slightly sweet and almost creamy flavour. It's delicious in salads or just eaten with dijon mayonnaise lol
you know green asparagus is not the only source of chlorophyll, right? White asparagus is more tasty, zero bitterness and a slight creamy mouth feeling just serve them along with some kind of green beans as side dish you health nut
white asparagus has a different flavor and texture! it tastes less bitter. idk i like them both but its like comparing sweet potatoes to regular potatoes as an ingredient (not from a taxonomic standpoint though, white and green asparagus are the same species.)
1) White is not a color. (2) Green asparagus is more nutritious because of the chlorophyll. (3) I never noticed it to be bitter. I smother it in butter and salt and pepper. Yuuuummmm!
This seems like way too much work. Why do we have to have white asparagus? Doesnt the green one taste good? Why does the color matter? I have never eaten it, so please, someone tell me? I have seen it in stores but never bought it.
@@peytoia I don’t consider it fun, but I got a shit loads of mango trees that give me tons of mangoes every season and I still have like 4 freezers full of frozen ripe mangoes left from a few months ago even after I gave like 2-3 pick up loads to my neighbors. Not as fun
