White asparagus?

Question

I ordered asparagus in Gran Canaria, and i got 2 white spears . they tasted like asparagus, but were not a nice as normal green ones. Were they just pickled, or is there a queer variety of white asparagus

Answer 1

There are 3 kinds of asparagus: white, blue and green. White is the most common on the continent. The difference between white / blue and green asparagus is that the latter grows above ground, while the white and blue grow below ground.

Answer 2

White asparagus is not pickled, but is grown using the process of etiolation. Basically, it is deprived of light while it is growing. Because of the lack of sunlight it cannot produce chlorophyll and that means it cannot turn green. They usually accomplish this by piling dirt around it while it grows. It is supposed to have a milder taste than the traditional green asparagus.

Answer 3

White asparagus simply is grown in the dark, so no photosynthesis occurs. There is no chlorophyl produced, so the traditional green color does not occur.
White asparagus, although similar in flavor to green, is much milder, and doesn't have the same aroma or distinct taste. It also isn't as attractive, and we eat first with our eyes, so that can affect the taste as well.

Answer 4

White asparagus is the same as green but is gown in covered mounds so that photosynthesis cannot occur.

Photosynthesis = Chlorophyll Production = Green spears.
Don't know it they taste different though/

We eat with our eyes. To test this your self, take a bag of Jelly Beans and put one in you mouth with your eyes closed. It is probable you will not know the taste until you see the colour and then the taste will come instantly

Answer 5

I watched Martha Stewart make white asparagus. It is just like normal variety asparagus but it is deprived of sunlight and the chlorophyll that gives it the green color becomes inactive.

Answer 6

I have never seen fresh white asparagus, only the tinned variety, so I can only presume that being soaked in brine bleaches it.

Answer 7

that's via fact, in assessment to eco-friendly asparagus that's grown interior the floor! which potential that's no longer uncovered to direct sunlight easy! for this reason it would not under circulate image synthesis inorder to teach eco-friendly, leaving it in a white hue.