Asparagus

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Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a vegetable known for its longish shape. This plant's Earth-originated variety color forms include green or white, and is often served as food in Human cooking. Otherworldly variations such as Solitihian asparagus exist as well. (TOS comic: "Furlought to Fury")

Nyota Uhura and Jabilo M'Benga attended a Starfleet celebration of Christmas shortly after the USS Enterprise's five-year mission ended, and one of the foods M'Benga chose from the buffet was a salad with marinated asparagus. (TOS novel: "Traitor Winds")

Asparagus, with basil-sour cream, was one of many dishes prepared in the food processor units aboard the Enterprise. (Pocket Books: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise)

In 2374, Tora Ziyal enjoyed Quark's last fresh asparagus with yamok sauce. (Pocket DS9: "Call to Arms..." novelization)

[edit] See also

• asparagus chicken
• asparagus soup
• cream of asparagus soup

[edit] References

• ENT: "Singularity"
• DS9: "Call to Arms"
• VOY: "Phage"

[edit] Links

• Asparagus article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Asparagus article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.