Do you know what this is?

@sol_cee (38219)
Philippines
October 12, 2019 3:19am CST
Coz I honestly didn’t. (Now I know, of course.) Please don’t laugh at me. It just shows how seldom I go to the veggie section. Lol It was on the on-sale display at the supermarket. I got curious so I picked it up and put it in my cart (after looking at it for a loooong time and still being clueless as to what it was). Lol Now thinking about it, I must have looked silly scrutinizing a harmless looking vegetable. Haha I’m not sure if it is sold in the palengkes or in big supermarkets in my home country. Care to tell me, kabayans? But seriously it was my first time to see (or notice) it uncooked. How about you? Do you like it? What dish can you make of it?
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Asparagus! It is also grown in some farms here and sold at supermarkets. It is costly here. You can just cut it and steam it or put in some stir fried dishes.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
100 points for you, acela-san. :))
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
12 Oct 19
Yes of course I know those are asparagus, they sell them by a Kilo here, I suppose they are expensive in your country. Here they are very common in mid Spring. We use them to make risotto, or simply steamed and served with melted butter and grated Parmesan cheese.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
12 Oct 19
@sol_cee YES; it is expensive we pay about 2.30 $ per Kilo in season.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
That sounds delicious, Anna-san.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
And per kilo? I paid 100 yen for 4 pieces. I don’t know if it’s expensive or not.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Aqsparagus , i what i think it is. I love eating that , specially in asparagus soup.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
@sol_cee Asparagus by itself is expensive. Thus its soup dish will indeed be expensive in fine dining restaurants. But, it's a delicious and nutritious soup.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
@SIMPLYD I read that all green veggies are healthy.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Haven’t tried asparagus soup. It sounds expensive. :))
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• United States
12 Oct 19
i 'dore asparagus, though such's no longer friends with my gut. i used to bake't with lemon juice, olive oil 'n garlic. sprinkle with some freshly grated parm the last 5 minutes. jest yummy! 'tis purty versatile. ya can pickle't, add to stir fries, soups, salads, eat the tender shoots raw. put such'n a casserole, many ways to prepare't fer side dishes. i'd a patch 'f such (comes back e'ery year) many years, 'til the severe drought came. loved pickin' such'n the early morn, munchin' the tender new shoots 's my breakfast, lol.
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• United States
13 Oct 19
@sol_cee no worries, happens all 'cross the southwestern 'n western states't seems. more prevalent the past 10 yrs. 'tis not worth plantin' 'n waterin' 'em with our weather bein' so unpredictable. this last batch 'f rain we got would'a drown 'em. yepperz, loads 'f ways! hope ya find a recipe that tickles yer taste buds.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
I’m sorry about the drought. Can’t you try again? And I didn’t know there are so many ways to prepare asparagus.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
@crazyhorseladycx that’s sad. But you do have other crops, right?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Oct 19
That is asparagus. You can include in a dish that has broccoli.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
So you’re quite acquainted with this veggie.
@moffittjc (121546)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Oct 19
I love asparagus, and eat it often when I cook salmon. I also like eating it when I have steak. Come over and have dinner with me and I'll make some asparagus for you!
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@moffittjc (121546)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Oct 19
@sol_cee I would make sure you have a very wonderful evening!
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
@moffittjc I’d go there for asparagus! :))
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
What a tempting offer! :))
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
i usually see asparagus in the supermarket, not in the wet market, and it's expensive. you can add it to soup.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
I have never had asparagus in any local dish in my hometown before. :))
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
12 Oct 19
Ohh I do like Asparagus!
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• Philippines
12 Oct 19
@sol_cee you did it! congrats!
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
As I do! Tadah!
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
@hereandthere yeah! Quite simple though.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Oct 19
I won't laugh. It's green asparagus and comes in white, too. I love it steamed or roasted.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
thanks for not laughing at my face.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Oct 19
@thelme55 (76856)
• Germany
12 Oct 19
That is a green Asparagus. It is very delicious. I usually stirfry this with other veggies. I wrote a recipe about that in my main writing site.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Did you say green? Are there other colors?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
@thelme55 I have yet to see the white one.
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@thelme55 (76856)
• Germany
12 Oct 19
@sol_cee Yes, there is @sol_cee. There are white asparagus and they are delicious, too.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
12 Oct 19
That’s asparagus, I can only see them in the videos I watch. They eat it raw or grilled.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Are they available in Davao?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
@JustBhem really? I’ve never seen one in the palengkes before. But then I seldom go. Lol
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
13 Oct 19
@sol_cee Of course, I see them in the market and in the super market.
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@nela13 (58620)
• Portugal
13 Oct 19
Those are asparagus but I don't eat it very often.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
I’d be checking the on sale display for more discounted asparagus. :))
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
@nela13 pears are sweet, right? That’s an interesting mix of ingredients for an interesting pie.
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@nela13 (58620)
• Portugal
13 Oct 19
@sol_cee I use to make a pie with ham and pears with it, it is quite good.
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• Agra, India
12 Oct 19
I guess we also don't have it here.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Maybe it grows in certain areas only.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
@amitkokiladitya yeah! It was on sale. :))
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• Agra, India
12 Oct 19
@sol_cee yes....not here..did you buy it?
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@Janet357 (75646)
12 Oct 19
i dont like asparagus.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Why?
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@Janet357 (75646)
12 Oct 19
@sol_cee you know their smell, pretty unpleasant. and it tastes like grass.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
@Janet357 I haven’t actually eaten grass but I know what you mean. :))
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Oct 19
Perhaps I haven't seen the same thing here. It seems this is something from Japan.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Oct 19
@sol_cee As I saw the Japanese words from the package.
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Why do you say so?
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
14 Oct 19
I love asparagus and it's in season right now here in New Zealand. I love it cooked and served with a cheese sauce
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
16 Oct 19
@sol_cee just make a normal white sauce - milk, flour, seasonings, add cheese.
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
I haven’t tried asparagus with cheese sauce. Is it like a fondue?
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
13 Oct 19
I love asparagus in the Spring but unfortunately, they have too much vitamin K and I have to go easy on them.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Vitamin K is potassium, right? So asparagus is like banana which is rich in potassium?
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Oct 19
I love asparagus. I cook it up and put butter and seasoning on it. It's delicious!
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
I can do that. Thanks for the idea. :))
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Oct 19
@sol_cee You're welcome.
@Denver1 (24)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Oct 19
Asparagus used to grow 'Volunteer' alongside the steps to our front door in North Dakota, every year..! My mom would harvest them multiple times during the summer months... We also had a Raspberry bush in the backyard that produced great fruit every year...
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
12 Oct 19
Used to.. what about now?
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Oct 19
@Denver1 but fond memories remain. :))
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• Denver, Colorado
13 Oct 19
@sol_cee Hello, Thanks for the response... Yeah this a VERY long time ago when I was barely in grade school. The house has since been remodeled and all that was removed. I myself have not been back there since my mother passed 20 years ago... M
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@BeccaMay (23)
13 Oct 19
I don't care for it but my hubby loves it. I love broccoli
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
14 Oct 19
Oh I know broccolis. I used to confuse it with cauliflowers. :))