On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 03:27:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 01:59:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 01:16:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>This is what I heard Jacques Pepin say. He said that asparagus was
>>>>>expensive in France so the poor buy leeks and serve them as they would
>>>>>asparagus. Granted my forays with leeks have been few but I do like
>>>>>them.
>>>>>I can't stand asparagus and can't see the similarities.
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>>>> I don't think he meant to say they taste the same, although I like
>>>> both a lot.
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>>>He mentioned a mustard sauce that he said you would use on both. I have
>>>made Hollandaise for asparagus. But that was a lot time ago. Might have
>>>had mustard in it but I don't think so.
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>> I guess he was talking about green asparagus, not white. White
>> asparagus is one of the few food items I can't find in Australia, by
>> the way.
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>Aside from color, how are they different? I don't think I've seen white for
>sale but I've also never looked. I do remember a restaurant having it. My
>mom raved about how good it was. But then... She loved canned asparagus.
>Blech.

Green and white are the same asparagus, white are grown with the
absence of light (in caves/sheds) to prevent chlorophyll from
developing... white cost more due to more intensive labor but they
taste exactly the same as green. I bought asparagus last week but
they were those thin ones from Mexico, it's a bit too early for local
asparagus here... I much prefer the thick ones. I tried growing my
own but growing asparagus is too much work. I enjoy canned asparagus
too, I find they have a more intense flavor, and I like their tender
fiberless texture... I just don't like their high price, occasionally
I'll buy a can as a treat. I like both fresh and canned. My favorite
way to eat fresh asparagus is raw with a sprinkle of salt, raw dressed
in salads, or raw marinated.