Asparagus

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Asparagus is another one of those vegetables that you sometimes have to have a taste for. There are several ways to prepare asparagus. One way is to bowl them, the longer you boil them the softer they become, and also the more stringy (some people call it slimy). Another way to prepare asparagus is to fry it in some olive oil. Asparagus also tastes quite good when blended into a soup.

When purchasing asparagus, if you can purchase it organic, that's wonderful, but don't stress it too much. The EWG (Environmental Working Group) lists the asparagus as one of the 12 lowest in pesticides and chemicals. View our rendition of their chart here.