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Asparagus tastes great\u2014it’s so earthy and vibrant. At peak springtime, I buy it as often as possible. Then I uncover stalks in the fridge that I forget about (for not too long), and they are limp and slimy. That\u2019s not cool at all! So I set out to learn how to keep asparagus from turning icky before I get the chance to enjoy them.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \u201cAsparagus is essentially a cut flower stalk, so to keep it fresh you should treat it like a flower,\u201d suggests Nino Budabin McQuown, a project manager with the Farmers Market Coalition and a former farmer who grew asparagus in upstate New York.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Start by finding something that works as a vase. \u201cTo keep asparagus fresh straight from the field, my favorite thing is to place stalks upright in a mason jar with their bottoms submerged in fresh clean water, and then put them in the refrigerator,\u201d says Budabin McQuown.\n<\/p>\n You can place a loose plastic bag over the asparagus tips to help protect them from damage if they\u2019re jostled around in the fridge.\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important to keep asparagus hydrated and cold to maintain its crispness and freshness,\u201d says Budabin McQuown. \u201cAnother option is to wrap the base of your asparagus in a lightly moistened paper towel and put it in a sealable plastic bag.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Simply Recipes \/ Alison Bickel<\/p>\n <\/span> <\/p>\n Different foods fare better depending on where you keep them in the refrigerator. The fridge door, for example, is convenient but it\u2019s not a great place for highly perishable items like meat and dairy. It can, however, be a good spot for an asparagus bouquet.\n<\/p>\n “Since I usually have them in a mason jar, I generally keep my asparagus in the refrigerator door, or anywhere tall enough to accommodate the stalks without bending or crushing them,\u201d says Budabin McQuown. If you store your spears in a zip-top bag, then consider putting them in the crisper drawer.\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unlike some produce, like strawberries which can spoil faster when wet, asparagus likes moisture. Water is key to help asparagus stalks stay fresh.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cLike any cut flower, asparagus keeps better when it\u2019s hydrated,\u201d says Budabin McQuown. \u201cBut the growing tips of asparagus stalks are delicate, so the whole vegetable should not be wet or submerged.\u201d\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If stored correctly, asparagus can last four days to a week, depending on how fresh it was when you bought it. It\u2019s pretty easy to tell when asparagus is no longer at its best.\n<\/p>\n \u201cAsparagus gets floppy when it\u2019s losing moisture, and the growing tips can begin to rot,\u201d says Budabin McQuown.\n<\/p>\n Choose carefully when you\u2019re shopping for asparagus. \u201cLook for firm, well-hydrated stalks and tight, fresh-looking flowerheads,\u201d says Budabin McQuown. \u201cAsparagus that was picked past its prime will have heads that are starting to open, while asparagus that\u2019s been stored improperly may be starting to go limp or rot at the tips.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Prevent #Asparagus #Turning #Limp #Slimy #Farmer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Key Takeaways When shopping for asparagus, look for bunches with firm stalks and tightly closed tips. Treat asparagus like a bouquet of flowers and store them upright in a jar with water. Store them in the door of the fridge or anywhere in the fridge where the tips won’t get bent or crushed. Asparagus tastes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[624,314,976,270,977,272],"class_list":["post-1355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","tag-asparagus","tag-farmer","tag-limp","tag-prevent","tag-slimy","tag-turning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} The Best Way to Keep Asparagus Fresh <\/span> <\/h2>\n
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