Comments on: The disappointment of the asparagus peas http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-disappointment-of-the-asparagus-peas-3282 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hannah http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-disappointment-of-the-asparagus-peas-3282/comment-page-2#comment-73293 Hannah Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:05:42 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=3282#comment-73293 Am trying different ways of cooking mine to see if I can get a good result, so was very interested to read of the Thai recipe posted by Antoniahk... but sadly, I think asparagus peas are not quite winged peas, according to the bottom of this site: http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Asparagus_pea "Winged beans are Asparagus "beans" not the pea. Asparagus pea is Lotus Tetragonolobus. Unlike Psophocarpus tetragonolobus the Asaparagus pea is a dwarf scrawler maybe barely 2 feet tall if you lucky.Lotus Tetragonolobus should be picked at about 1 inch. It is not known if the leaves or flower are edible as I don't think it's been tested to be so. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus winged beans are pretty much 100% edible from top to roots. Am trying different ways of cooking mine to see if I can get a good result, so was very interested to read of the Thai recipe posted by Antoniahk…
but sadly, I think asparagus peas are not quite winged peas, according to the bottom of this site: http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Asparagus_pea

“Winged beans are Asparagus “beans” not the pea. Asparagus pea is Lotus Tetragonolobus.
Unlike Psophocarpus tetragonolobus the Asaparagus pea is a dwarf scrawler maybe barely 2 feet tall if you lucky.Lotus Tetragonolobus should be picked at about 1 inch. It is not known if the leaves or flower are edible as I don’t think it’s been tested to be so. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus winged beans are pretty much 100% edible from top to roots.

]]> By: Sue http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-disappointment-of-the-asparagus-peas-3282/comment-page-2#comment-73192 Sue Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:34:11 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=3282#comment-73192 DELICIOUS! I love them!! I grew them for the first time this year and would grow them again even just for the beautiful flowers. I found out how to cook them here: http://topveg.com/2009/04/how-to-cook-asparagus-peas/ Very important to pick them when just about an inch long (otherwise they will be tough and probably sharp). I fried them quickly in butter and a little salt. I used them as a nibble because they had a light crispy texture cooked this way, and a definite taste of asparagus. I'll try cooking more slowly so they might be less crispy next time, and I'll try out Pablo's recipe as well, but I certainly loved them fried quickly. Next year I'll be growing two rows instead of one! DELICIOUS! I love them!! I grew them for the first time this year and would grow them again even just for the beautiful flowers. I found out how to cook them here: http://topveg.com/2009/04/how-to-cook-asparagus-peas/ Very important to pick them when just about an inch long (otherwise they will be tough and probably sharp). I fried them quickly in butter and a little salt. I used them as a nibble because they had a light crispy texture cooked this way, and a definite taste of asparagus. I’ll try cooking more slowly so they might be less crispy next time, and I’ll try out Pablo’s recipe as well, but I certainly loved them fried quickly. Next year I’ll be growing two rows instead of one!

]]> By: Farming News http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-disappointment-of-the-asparagus-peas-3282/comment-page-2#comment-73035 Farming News Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:26:28 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=3282#comment-73035 Well I tried to grow some from seed. 2 or 3 came up, only one survived and then after around 6 weeks that died as well! Well I tried to grow some from seed. 2 or 3 came up, only one survived and then after around 6 weeks that died as well!

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