Mystery Vegetable
#1
Mystery Vegetable
From a restaurant review in the local newspaper
Main course accompanied by
Other than asparagus, what could this be?
Is it possible this food/restaurant critic really doesn't know what asparagus is?
Or perhaps he's a New Brunswicker using irony to express a preference for local produce.
Main course accompanied by
a vegetable that I was not familiar with. This vegetable reminded me of Fiddleheads, however they were straightened out, not curled.
These green vegetables were sautéed to perfection. The stems could be a bit tough at times but they had a nice fresh taste.
These green vegetables were sautéed to perfection. The stems could be a bit tough at times but they had a nice fresh taste.
Is it possible this food/restaurant critic really doesn't know what asparagus is?
Or perhaps he's a New Brunswicker using irony to express a preference for local produce.
#6
Re: Mystery Vegetable
I'm guessing he had something on his plate like this
And thought it looked like disintegrated fiddleheads that had lost their fiddles.
And thought it looked like disintegrated fiddleheads that had lost their fiddles.
#7
Re: Mystery Vegetable
I'm guessing he had something on his plate like this
http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TOH...7C11_15_5b.jpg
And thought it looked like disintegrated fiddleheads that had lost their fiddles.
http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TOH...7C11_15_5b.jpg
And thought it looked like disintegrated fiddleheads that had lost their fiddles.
Look a lot like asparagus to me.
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Re: Mystery Vegetable
I'm guessing he had something on his plate like this
http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TOH...7C11_15_5b.jpg
And thought it looked like disintegrated fiddleheads that had lost their fiddles.
http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TOH...7C11_15_5b.jpg
And thought it looked like disintegrated fiddleheads that had lost their fiddles.
is that sea asparagus??
Also known as Samphire
#10
Re: Mystery Vegetable
You're all wrong.
Most likely it was pako, a fern rather like fiddleheads but which grows straight and in the Philippines.
Most likely it was pako, a fern rather like fiddleheads but which grows straight and in the Philippines.
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Re: Mystery Vegetable
BristolUK ..........
I think the only solution is that you should go and have the same meal at that restaurant, and see if you can identify the mystery veggie
preferably no later than tomorrow night, in case they change the menu
I think the only solution is that you should go and have the same meal at that restaurant, and see if you can identify the mystery veggie
preferably no later than tomorrow night, in case they change the menu
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Re: Mystery Vegetable
you could then write up an account of your visit, and submit it to the local newspaper as a review of said restaurant.
If you are lucky, you might get a small remuneration from the paper ........... you wouldn't get your meal paid for though
We had a friend who did that for several years ..... had a lot of nice meals, some poor ones, and earned a few bucks per month
If you are lucky, you might get a small remuneration from the paper ........... you wouldn't get your meal paid for though
We had a friend who did that for several years ..... had a lot of nice meals, some poor ones, and earned a few bucks per month
#15
Re: Mystery Vegetable
Tide and Boar.
I emailed them and asked. They suggested it could be Broccolini
or Broccoli Rabe although they also serve asparagus.
If it looked like these images maybe the foodie's confusion is a little more understandable.
I emailed them and asked. They suggested it could be Broccolini
or Broccoli Rabe although they also serve asparagus.
If it looked like these images maybe the foodie's confusion is a little more understandable.