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Does Anything Rhyme With Asparagus? Thought Not.
29/05/07 22:31 Filed in: Food &
Drink
Seasonal food
is a topic I come back to every now and then. I see
it as important, not just from the "food miles"
aspect, but also because food that has a short
journey from the farm to the plate is likely to be
more nutritious than that which has flown long-haul.
Asparagus is something we are used to seeing on supermarket shelves pretty much all year around. The European asparagus season is quite short, only a few weeks, and we are in the midst of it right now. Outside of this season, most of the asparagus you see comes from countries far away like Peru.
I love the stuff. Fresh asparagus, steamed, served with butter, salt and pepper, or dusted with fresh parmesan or smothered in freshly-made hollandaise sauce…
It doesn't half make your wee smell, though.
Asparagus is something we are used to seeing on supermarket shelves pretty much all year around. The European asparagus season is quite short, only a few weeks, and we are in the midst of it right now. Outside of this season, most of the asparagus you see comes from countries far away like Peru.
I love the stuff. Fresh asparagus, steamed, served with butter, salt and pepper, or dusted with fresh parmesan or smothered in freshly-made hollandaise sauce…
It doesn't half make your wee smell, though.
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