A great quote from Prince William when interviewed about starting at university:
“The last thing I want to do is cause loads of hype or problems, I just want to go in there and get my asparagus or whatever.”
I remember when reading this quote I cracked up into hysterics. I’m not sure about other UK university students but I’m sure that I never ate Asparagus during my time at Leeds last year. Don’t get me wrong, I love the stuff; but with the recent inflation of University fees, it was more than slightly out of my budget.
Well… all that has now changed. You see in China, Asparagus is actually fairly accessible – you can get a nice fat clump of it from the supermarket for about 20p, something that would set you back a couple of pounds in the UK I’m sure. Making the most of this opportunity (Asparagus is seasonable, it’s not going to hang around for long I suspect) I’ve been eating steamed asparagus shoots twice or three times a week now – food fit for a king!
Well… certainly fit for a prince anyway.
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