Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Second edible crop of the year
Here are a few spears of asparagus. A treat which should go on giving for most of May.
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Permalink Reply by EMC2 on
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Well done, I have one that's just visible in the soil, they're on the way!
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Permalink Reply by Anonymous Bosch on
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WOW! Well done you.
I have heard that freshly picked asparagus has a delicate natural sweetness that has perished by the time we buy it in the shops so enjoy!
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Permalink Reply by Dick Harris on
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I hadn't heard this explanation before but we certainly like it very much. We often get a good feeling when eating our own products and this goes especially for potatoes, apples, raspberries etc. Even chopped chives in an omelette taste better at home. Maybe freshness/timing has something to do with it but it could also be a sort of feedback loop after the gardening: working, watching, watering, harvesting etc.
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Freshness - my partner has a 60-year-old vivid memory of visiting her friend after school and eating lettuce sandwiches made with a lettuce head pulled five minutes earlier from the garden.
Never better she says.
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Permalink Reply by John Leeming on
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I think the same applies to many vegetables. A classic example is sweet corn, which is at its best when picked immediately before cooking.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on
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Looks gorgeous Dick
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