Is it possible to eat too much asparagus??!

[XmisterIS]

I love English asparagus, and the growing season is so tantalisingly short that when it comes in, it is dirt cheap in the supermarkets and is so much nicer than that crappy expensive tasteless air-freighted Peruvian stuff that you get at other times of the year. I like the local stuff so much that I will eat it almost every day during the season!

I know it makes one's pee smell pungent and weird, but I wonder if there are any dangers from eating it by the truckload!

 

[Archie_tect]

...better than Spanish cucumber!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Mr Google says "No"

 

[Chromatic]

Yes. Any asparagus is too much aparagus, totally over-rated IMHO.

 

[Adasta]

Asparagus with poached egg is a lovely starter or snack.

Eat on, I say.

 

[snorri]

but I wonder if there are any dangers from eating it by the truckload!

Whilst cycletouring I have noticed that the spargel season is BIG in Germany and I don't need to tell you about the Germans, so be wary.

 

[yello]

Hope it's not possible to eat too much, our neighbour brings it over by the bucket load. I'm not personally a big fan of the stuff but I'll eat it.

 

[PK99]

I love English asparagus, and the growing season is so tantalisingly short that when it comes in, it is dirt cheap in the supermarkets and is so much nicer than that crappy expensive tasteless air-freighted Peruvian stuff that you get at other times of the year. I like the local stuff so much that I will eat it almost every day during the season!

I know it makes one's pee smell pungent and weird, but I wonder if there are any dangers from eating it by the truckload!

I suffer from gout and take a pill a day of allopurinol to keep it at bay. Even with that, a few stems of asparagus (as confirmed last week by 5 very slim stems) is enough to trigger a bout of gout because Apasaragus is rich in purines.

Whic is a real bugger as i used to love asparagus!

 

[Valiant]

Yes when your pee starts stinging lol

 

[ianrauk]

Is it possible to eat too much Asparagus? Englaish Asparagus in the growing season? Cooked to perfection? Eaten with one's fingers? Dipped in real melted butter?.




eeeerm.. NO!

 

[Zoof]

I suffer from gout and take a pill a day of allopurinol to keep it at bay. Even with that, a few stems of asparagus (as confirmed last week by 5 very slim stems) is enough to trigger a bout of gout because Apasaragus is rich in purines.

Whic is a real bugger as i used to love asparagus!

We have had the cucumber now the asparagus.


But yes, I’ve had that problem, touring and wenching at the same time fixed it!

PS Good job I’m on the road tomorrow

 

[XmisterIS]

I have today discovered the most gorgeous thing to do with asparagus ... so delicious in fact that I had to restrain myself from beating the whole plate straight up into the air while shouting, "f**k me, this is delicious!"

I digress ...

Make a coating batter using self-raising flour and flavoured with thai fish sauce. Get some fat very hot. Holding each asparagus spear by the cut end, dip it in the coating batter and deep fry until crispy golden, then lay out on paper towel to absorb the excess. Sprinkle with rock salt to taste.

 

[Zoof]

I have today discovered the most gorgeous thing to do with asparagus ... so delicious in fact that I had to restrain myself from beating the whole plate straight up into the air while shouting, "f**k me, this is delicious!"

I digress ...

Make a coating batter using self-raising flour and flavoured with thai fish sauce. Get some fat very hot. Holding each asparagus spear by the cut end, dip it in the coating batter and deep fry until crispy golden, then lay out on paper towel to absorb the excess. Sprinkle with rock salt to taste.

A bacon sandwich is 700 calories

What’s coated battered Asparagus?????

 

[XmisterIS]

A bacon sandwich is 700 calories

What’s coated battered Asparagus?????

When it tastes that good, I don't care ....

 

[Archie_tect]

A bacon sandwich is 700 calories

What’s coated battered Asparagus?????

4 more than a deep fried mars bar.