Asparagus From Peru

imme

The asparagus I bought in my local supermarket comes all the way from Peru

It is of course possible to buy asparagus from places closer to Ireland
Asparagus has a season, early spring is it's best time AFAIK, please correct me if I'm wrong.

So, should items with hefty air miles be imported when they're out of season in Ireland

bear1

Ok.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Yes, an those Chinese should stop buying €300+ million worth of dairy products from Ireland. There have to be cows closer to them than ours.

meeeeh

imme wrote: »

The asparagus I bought in my local supermarket comes all the way from Peru

It is of course possible to buy asparagus from places closer to Ireland
Asparagus has a season, early spring is it's best time AFAIK, please correct me if I'm wrong.

So, should items with hefty air miles be imported when they're out of season in Ireland

Why would you buy something that you know is out of season in Ireland and then complain about it. A bit late to make a stand after you ate it.

me_irl

osarusan

I like having a wide range of foods available to me even in winter.

cdeb

Cannot for the life of me understand shops selling American potatoes.

What the jaysus are we of all countries doing importing spuds?

mzungu

imme wrote: »

The asparagus I bought in my local supermarket comes all the way from Peru

...but ill bet it's alpaca-d in Ireland.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

cdeb wrote: »

Cannot for the life of me understand shops selling American potatoes.

What the jaysus are we of all countries doing importing spuds?

I often think this as I buy my French Baby potatoes in Dunnes because there is no Irish equivalent available.

McMurphy

Ops piss gonna stink later.

Erik Shin

Kiwi fruit from New Zealand... carbon footprint on this stuff is huge...and to be honest....no fcker would care if we never ate one again

pickarooney

cdeb wrote: »

Cannot for the life of me understand shops selling American potatoes.

What the jaysus are we of all countries doing importing spuds?

It's like a little bit of history repeating

imme

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Ops piss gonna stink later.

It does indeed colour the water

imme

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Ops piss gonna stink later.

It does indeed colour the water

McMurphy

imme wrote: »

It does indeed colour the water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REXSCUjZDwk

Shenshen

Tbf, I've been trying to get asparagus from closer to home for ages - the only bit of luck I had was a Polish shop that used to stock it in season (May), but that's since closed down.

I hate the thought how far it's come, but I do love asparagus. At least it IS available now, you couldn't get any at all here when I first moved here.
Shame though that it's only the green asparagus, not the white one.

Donald Trump

Asparagus from Peru?

Oranges from London is where it's at

Academic

I'm very happy that produce is available internationally when it's out of season locally. I think it's a good thing overall.