On Apr 4, 11:28*am, sf > wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:49:50 -0400, "Kswck" >
> wrote:
>
> >First off, I hate em. So sorry if the questions sound stupid.
>
> >I know of 3 different kinds of asparagus: white, green and purple. Are there
> >others?
>
> >What's the differences in taste? Is one tastier than another?
>
> >Are the purple ones not grown except at certain times of the year? They are
> >very difficult to find and disappear very quickly.
>
> >Finally, I wonder if purple asparagus are similar to chocolate peppers,
> >different color, same taste as green.
>
> Why are you asking if you hate asparagus?

It never hurts to listen to how others describe a food. Sometimes, if
you think of it differently, it can change the way you taste it.

I always hated boiled squash and sweet potatoes, which I had growing
up as a kid. A friend who is an avid gardener one time asked me to
lunch, and plopped half a butternut squash down in front of me, that
she had roasted in the oven with a bit of oil. OMG ambrosia! This
could not be the same veggie I had despised as a kid. Later, I tried
roasting sweet potatoes until they started to ooze their juices.
Again, it wasn't the same veggie my Mom had tried vainly to feed her
growing rugrat.

IF Kswck is trying to understand how people can go on raving about
something s/he can't stand, s/he may find a way to cook it that will
make the difference between yuck and yum.

maxine in ri