On Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:12 +0200, "ViLco" > wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > The asparagus in Europe is amazingly thick - a good inch thick, maybe
> > more. I don't know if it's a different type or what. I just know
> > that they prefer white (due to the way it's grown) asparagus for some
> > odd reason
>
> Never heard of that. Even people in white-asparagi growing areas buy the
> green ones, as even people from green-asparagi growing areas buy white ones.
>
Maybe Italians are more open minded about it. People on the UK group
aren't and I didn't see a single stalk of green asparagus at the open
air markets when I was in Germany last Spring.


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