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Druce

On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 11:07:04 -0400, wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:56:45 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>Green. I didn't realize you had to peel white asparagus (duh).
>>Green has more flavor and is cheaper.
>>
>>-sw
>
>White asparagus are no different from green asparagus in that regard,
>the bottom ends of both have a tough fiberous part that should be
>pared away rather than chopped off, They are actually the same
>asparagus only to get white ones they are grown in the absence of
>light. White are more expensive because they are more labor intensive
>to grow, usually grown in caves. Any difference in flavor is due to
>being a different variety, The white ones are grown strictly for
>appearence.

Complete nonsense. The white ones are grown for their different
flavour.