I've had a good look....

[janzman]

...over on 'Food and Drink' and I can find no mention of the onset of the extremely short lived and yet supremely delicious English Asparagus season...yeh...yeh...yeh...Last Sunday I had a toasted Ciabatta laden with english asparagus (steamed) with a pair of poached eggs on top and finished off with a drizzle of warm butter and tarragon sauce.
Pretentious Moi!!!!!! oh yeh oh yey bring on that asparagus........yes I know it makes your wee pong a bit but a small sacrifice dont you think.LOL

[joggerjayne]

Ooooh, janz ... that sounds FAB !!!!

Hey, you're not Heston Blumenthal in disguise, are you ?

[237SJ]

I like to par boil English apsparagus for about 3 mins then char grill on a grill pan and serve cold. I know what you mean about your wee though..

[albaqwerty]

I think it only has a window of six to eight weeks. You nevrer offered any to the AB'ers you rotten so and so :)

[woofgang]

Telco had bundles of it for 40p!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love it steamed simmered grilled and fried
Last night for tea, I cooked half a pack of lidl cheapo langoustines in shell then put the asparagus on the top to steam as the fish cooked underneath....dump on a plate with the juices and a piece of crusty bread........

[woofgang]

No telco..tesco

[Quassia]

http://eatseasonably....-to-eat-now/calendar/

[mazie]

sounds great and I'm having that for my supper tomorrow janzman

[woofgang]

Green and fresh but not acid, a little earthy, vaguely artichoke like......you should try it.

[Quassia]

Zebadee, very tasty .. hard to describe .. go on and treat your tastebuds!

[janzman]

Zebadee...I am not gifted enough in the use of our Mother Tongue to describe to you the sheer delights of Engish asparagus.Please,just buy some then steam it for four to five minutes depending on the thickness of the stems and eat ...magic, any further culinary intervention only serves to enhance this most English of vegetables...Enjoy..:-)..:-)

[starone]

I developed a taste for it when I was a bit younger and had an allotment. There was a chap there (Bob) who used to grow it - he took great pride in it and always gave me the first few spears with instructions on how to prepare it - baked in the oven with butter for about half an hour, medium heat. It was lovely - nothing like it. I kept it for myself (greedy) no-one else got a look in.