Yes, the label is written in German, but what it says is "Greek Asparagus". I found this in LIDL supermarket. It was 2.29 euros for half a kilo and I thought it was cheap.
I removed the outer skin of the lower part, boiled and ate with usual oil, salt and olive oil. They were slightly bitter and really flavourful.
Greeks are not big aspragus eaters. At Laiki market, I see them, but not very common (at least for now). Maybe wild asparagus is commoner. I wish I can find them more often.
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Hi Kayoko,
How are you? It's been a long time, eh? Hope you are doing fine.
So.. white asparagus? So far I have only seen the normal (green) asparagus here. I cooked asparagus once a while ago and I can't say that I like them. :D. I find them bitter? :D
Ok, you take care!
-Aida-
Hello Frodo & Pikacu,
(Why do you have two names, Aida?)
It is good to hear from you; I replied also to your Opera message.
White asparagus are cultivated in the same way as green asparagus, but they are not given sun light so that they remain white. Probably you can find canned version of white asparagus.
I never thought green asparagus is bitter, but white one is slightly bitter. You don't like bitter vegetables? I do.
Hi Kayoko,
I'm so GLAD to be in touch with you again! After you msg me in OPERA, I keep on checking it regularly to see if you replied. :D. I'm glad we get to "talk" again :).
I remember your husband being a Greek, it just didn't cross my mind that he wanted to go home :D. I just have this image of you traveling here and there, so I thought it was because of that. But I see you are enjoying Greece. That's good. :).
So the asparagus being white is because not exposed to sunlight? Ahhh.. and I thought it's like, totally different type of asparagus. Yea now that you mentioned white asparagus in can, I think I saw them in the hypermarket.
Hmm.. if for you white ones are bitter while the green ones are not, then I definately shouldn't try the white ones. Haha! I'm not into bitter veges.
So, Frodo and Pikacu.. it's nothing really. I just thought I wanted a blog different from the one I had in OPERA, so I made a blog for me and my bf :D. I always joke bout him being Frodo, and he always say I'm like Pikacu, so just for the fun of it.. that's why the names. Haha!
It's really good to be talking to you again, I'm all smiling while writing this comment :).
Yes, Old Time has been back! ha ha ha.
OK. So Frodo and Pikacu are actually TWO Persons and not Aida split into two! I managed to find your blog going through google account. It is nice to see your nice food photos! I need to try out something, but here in Greece it is harder to get the exotic ingredients than in UK.
Greece has loads of bitter vegetables, except bitter gourds. Do you like bitter gourds? I like the ones sold in Japan, but not those I could get in UK, because these were far too bitter. In Greece, there is a variety of bitter green leaves; they are to be boiled and eaten with oil, lemon and salt. yam yam yam.
Hi Kayoko,
Sorry, been in a chaos recently.
Yup, old time is truely back! Hehe! And yup, Frodo and Pikacu are 2 different people, not me with split identity. Hehehe!
It's difficult to find exotic ingredients in UK? Ahhh that's bad. Maybe can try substitue the ingredients with some closest taste ingredients found in Greece? Hmm.. though of course it wouldn't be the same. But hey! You can say.. Stir fry eggplant with prawn paste - Greece style. Hehehehe..
No no I don't like bitter gourds.. and all bitter taste food :D. Eating bitter vegetables is good to stay young (old folks here say so :D). So you keep on Kayoko! At least when I'm 100 and all wrinkled, I can say... ahhhh I advised you to continue with the bitter veges and make you look young, rem? Heheheh!
Hmm.. I'm kinda confused with the whole Google ID things, email, friends network, open ID and such. How is it that with my one google email account, I can have many names? *faints
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