I’m Lee Tate, #Produce #Specialist, and today I’m going to write about…. British Asparagus British #asparagus, which is a perennial plant of the lily family is one of the most anticipated and celebrated #crops of the #British #spring #season.
The #plant grows from underground #stems called #crowns, which produce #spears that emerge from the soil in spring. During the peak of the season, the #Asparagus plant grows at a rapid rate, the spears can grow up to 10cm in one day!
#Harvesting of Asparagus is an extremely labour intensive process as the tips can only be #harvested during the short growing #season and every #plant is cut by hand! The spears are cut when they reach around 15cm long, that’s just before they start to produce #leaves & #flowers.
Not only does #Asparagus taste #delicious, its packed with goodness. It contains #vitamins A, C, E, B6, #folate, #iron, #potassium, #copper, #calcium, and #protein—and like many other green #vegetables it’s a rich source of #antioxidants.
My favourite way to #cook is to pan-fry in butter with garlic for a delicious Italian-style dish. Thank you for reading this #Article. If you enjoyed it and you’d like to help support, please like, comment and share with others. Join me again soon. Until then..... #KeepitFresh