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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Asparagus

Asparagus is the name of a vegetable obtained from one species within the genus Asparagus, specifically the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis. It has been used from very early times as a culinary vegetable, owing to its delicate flavour and diuretic properties. There is a recipe for cooking asparagus in the oldest surviving book of recipes, Apicius's 3rd century CE De re coquinaria, Book III. White asparagus is cultivated by deny ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia II - Asparagus - Popularity Asparagus is grown widely around the world. It is widely grown around villages near Evesham, in the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, England, and the plant grows wild on England's south coast. In Evesham it is still known by some by the folk etymology name of Sparrow Grass. There also are various places in Germany, like the Brandenburger Zauche, the Franconian Knoblauchsland, near Hanover and Lüneburg, Abensberg as well as Schrobenhausen where asparagus is cultivated. Germans have a passion for white asparagus, and German asparagus is considered to be among the best in the world. In Germany, the official ...

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Asparagus genus - Pests and diseases

Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Asparagus soup

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia II - Asparagus - Popularity

Asparagus is grown widely around the world. It is widely grown around villages near Evesham, in the Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire, England, and the plant grows wild on England's south coast. In Evesham it is still known by some by the folk etymology name of Sparrow Grass. Asparagus has achieved further fame by being the Favorite food of one Adam Powell, the creator of Neopets, a popular virtual pets site. Patrick Shambayati, Phoenix AZ is the most dev ...

Asparagus Myrsiphyllum Protasparagus The Asparagaceae is a flowering plant family in the order Asparagales, containing three genera. In older classifications, the Asparagaceae was commonly included in the Liliaceae. Some plant taxonomists treat the Asparagaceae in a wider sense, including the following related families: Agavaceae Aphyllanthaceae Hesperocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Laxmannia ...

Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Vegetable

Vegetable is a culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary grain, fruit, nut, herb, or spice. These include leaf vegetables (e.g. lettuce), stem vegetables (asparagus), root vegetables (carrot) and flower vegetables (broccoli), and botanical fruits such as cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins, tomatoes, avocados, capsicums, et cetera, as well as botanical pulses like green beans, and fleshy ...

Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Celtuce

Celtuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina, augustana, or angustata), also called stem lettuce, celery lettuce, asparagus lettuce, or Chinese lettuce, is a cultivar of lettuce grown primarily for its thick stem, used as a vegetable. It is especially popular in China, where it is the most common form of lettuce, and is called wosun (Chinese: 莴笋; Hanyu Pinyin: wōsŭn) or ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Asparagales

Agapanthaceae Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae- (optional synonym of Xanthorrhoeaceae) Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeac ...

Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Black-eyed pea

The black-eyed pea, also called black-eyed bean, blackeye, lobiya or chawli, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown for its medium-sized edible bean, pale-colored with a prominent black spot. Its currently accepted botanical name is Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata, although previously it was classified in the genus Phaseolus. Vigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana is the wild relative and Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis is the related asparagus bean. ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Yardlong bean

The yardlong bean is also known as the long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. It is known as dau gok in Cantonese, thua fak yao in Thai and kacang panjang in Malay. Despite the name, the pods are actually only about half a yard long. This plant is of a different genus and is only distantly related to beans. It is a vigorous climbing annual vine. A variety of the cowpea family, it is grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods and has uses very similar to t ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Vale of Evesham

The Vale of Evesham is the name used for the area of southern Worcestershire, England, along the valley of the River Avon, centred on the town of Evesham. The Vale of Evesham has little industry, being mostly agricultural. The sheltered climate beneath the escarpment of the Cotswolds, the light alluvial soils and the ready availability of river water for irrigation in dry weather has led to a great deal of vegetable production: spring onions, leeks, cabbages, brussels sprouts, runner beans. There are numerous orchards in the ar ...

Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Argenteuil

2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.3 km. (7.6 miles) from the center of Paris. Argenteuil is a sous-préfecture of the Val-d'Oise département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Argenteuil. Argenteuil - History. Argenteuil was founded ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Asparagine

Asparagine is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids on Earth. It has carboxamide as the side chain's functional group. It is considered a non-essential amino acid. Its three-letter abbreviation is Asn, and its one-letter abbreviation is N. A three-letter designation for either asparagine or aspartic acid is Asx (one-letter abbreviation: B). A reaction between asparagine and reducing sugars or reactive carbonyls produces acrylam ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Chyawanprash

Chyawanprash, also spelled chyavanaprasha, chyavanaprash, and chyawanaprash, is an ancient Ayurvedic health tonic, widely used in India. It is a rejuvenative, energizer and immunity booster. Chyawanprash - Origin. It is said that Chyawan Rishi was the first to prepare this tonic. Hence the name Chyawanprash. The first historically documented formula for Chywanprash is found in Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedic treatise. Chyawanprash - Appearance.

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Greater burdock

Greater burdock (Arctium lappa) is a biannual plant of the Asteraceae family, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable. Greater burdock - Description. The plant is rather high, reaching as much as 2 metres. It has large, alternating, cordiform leaves that have a long petiole and are pubescent on the inferior face. The flowers are purple and grouped in globular capitula, united in clusters. They appear in mid-summer (July-August). The capitula are surrounded by a involucre made ou ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Chard

Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), also known as Swiss Chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual Spinach or Mangold, is a leaf vegetable, and is one of the cultivated descendents of the Sea Beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima. It is in the plant family Amaranthaceae along with Spinach. While used for its leaves, it is in the same species as the garden beets, which are used for their roots, including Mangelwurzel which is used for animal feed and ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Caesar cocktail

A Caesar, sometimes referred to as a Bloody Caesar after the similar Bloody Mary, is a cocktail popular mainly in Canada. It contains vodka, clamato (a blend of tomato juice and clam broth), Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, celery, salt and black pepper, served in a salt-rimmed glass. It is not well known in the U.S., and many Canadians living abroad prize a bartender who can mix a good Caesar. Caesar cocktail - History. The cocktail was invented by bartender Walter Chell at the Ow ...

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Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Adam Powell

Adam Powell is the co-founder of Neopets. He and Donna Williams jointly launched the website in November 15, 1999, starting from an idea he had in 1997. Prior to founding Neopets, he also was involved in Shout! Advertising, a UK-based advertising company which operated the third largest click-through program on the Internet by mid-1999. He also founded Powlex in July 1999, which focused on web page design, and Netmagic in March 1997, which designed and sold online banner advertising. Mr. Powell currently focuses on the technical and programming aspects of the Neopets website. Adam's Neopets acco ...

Asparagus: Encyclopedia - Broccoli

Brassica oleracea Italica Group Broccoli is a plant of the Cabbage family, Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae). It is classified as the Italica Cultivar Group of the species Brassica oleracea. Other cultivar groups of Brassica oleracea include cabbage (Capitata Group), cauliflower (Botrytis Group), kale and collard greens (Acephala Group), kohlrabi (Gongylodes Group), and Brussels sprouts (Gemmifera Group). The Chinese broccoli (Alboglabra Group) is also a cultivar group of Brassica oleracea. Common varieties are Cala ...