Asparagus

[Leslie Dame]

Since I'm living in a country that worships asparagus I'll have to ask, do you like asparagus?

Here in Germany people go bats**t crazy over asparagus.

Asparagus season starts in mid April and ends in mid June. Per capita consumption of asparagus in Germany (pop. 83 million) is 1,5 kg (3 lbs) every year.

They only like white asparagus, usually steamed and served with potatoes, ham and sauce hollandaise



I don't like the texture of (warm) white asparagus, and they have a weird soapy taste. Even worse asparagus taints your pee with a stinkbomb like odor.

I'm always baffled why Germans love asparagus so much. They even crown their own local asparagus queen(s) every year. This is like Midsommar nightmare fuel:



What's your take on asparagus?