The Asparagus

🌱 This small faced bunch has big emotions, so don’t stalk them! These tasty stems are here to shake things up, and make sure your pee smells quite pungent. King Durian approves of their scent when dispersing, that's for sure. The harmless odor is caused by a breakdown of asparagusic acid. Your genes affect whether you can smell these sulfur byproducts. If you can't, that's called asparagus anosmia. 🤮 🌱 FUN FACT: White asparagus is not genetically induced in any way. Instead, the lack of pigment in albino spears results from the absence of sunlight. Farmers pile soil over the emerging spears and cut them off from below to produce the ghostly novelty. Purple asparagus, on the other hand, i...View all