# Asparation

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asparation/88973
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 22, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asparation/88973 "2001-10-22T23:32:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asparation/88973/1 "2001-10-22T23:32:33Z")

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“Milder, sweeter & more tender than broccoli or asparagus.”

Anyone ever cook this stuff?  
How?

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### Author: ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asparation/88973/2 "2001-10-23T01:32:25Z")

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I think you can cook it just as you would broccoli or asparagus, which is to say, steam it lightly.

I had it last week, and I love it. I may get a steamer just for this!

Robin