Does it grow from a tree? or from the ground?or from the ocean I really don't know
2006-10-02 18:39:54 · 7 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Asparagus is a type of vegetable obtained from one species within the genus Asparagus, specifically the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis. It has been used from very early times as a culinary vegetable, owing to its delicate flavour and diuretic properties.
White asparagus is cultivated by denying the plants light while they are being grown.
In their simplest form, the shoots are boiled or steamed until tender and served with a light sauce like hollandaise or melted butter or a drizzle of olive oil with a dusting of Parmesan cheese. A refinement is to tie the shoots into sheaves and stand them so that the lower part of the stalks are boiled, while the more tender heads are steamed.
2006-10-03 22:28:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
[1] Any of several Plants of the genus Asparagus, Native to Eurasia, having small scales or the needlelike branchlets rather than true leaves; especially, the widely cultivated species. [2] The Succulent Young shoots of this Plant, Cooked and Eaten as a Vegetable.
2006-10-03 01:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by gvaporcarb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant (Asparagus officinalis), eaten as a vegetable.
Its a plant. (Grown in ground)
2006-10-03 01:51:53 · answer #3 · answered by Princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It grows from the ground. It takes about three years to mature.
2006-10-03 01:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by math_prof 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asparagus is a plant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus
2006-10-03 01:46:52 · answer #5 · answered by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
grows from the ground.
2006-10-03 01:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by moehawk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a tree.
2006-10-03 01:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by Green dot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋