United Farm Workers Explains Crudites to Dr. Oz (tweets)

[FelineOverlord]

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[tanyev]

1. I love this!

[MagickMuffin]

2. Excellent response, however, they didn't tag him. So . . . Will Mehmet Oz see them?

I certainly hope Mehmet sees all of them. East coast Elite that Oz!

[peppertree]

20. That Mehmet's a real Turkey

[niyad]

36. Snicker.

[IcyPeas]

32. I see so many tweets that don't tag or "@" the people that should see them.

good tweets going to waste.

AND Thank You to all the migrants who come here and do this back breaking work in all kinds of weather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[niyad]

3. I disagree with them about the asparagus (which does) and the salsa (which

does not) belong on a crudites platter.

Other than that, great tweets. And, of course, they got the name of the store correct.

[IronLionZion]

4. Do you cook the asparagus?

raw asparagus can be difficult for a crudite platter

[wnylib]

5. No more than broccoli. Even when asparagus is cooked,

it is good when lightly cooked and still very crisp.

[LisaM]

26. I have put blanched asparagus on a veggie platter.

I don't refer to it as crudites, which I take to mean raw vegetables.

I also don't dip it in salsa or guacamole.

[wnylib]

29. No, I would not dip asparagus

in salsa for sure, and probably not in guacamole.

Maybe sour cream or ranch dip, though.

[LisaM]

34. I make a butter/lemon/saffron mayonnaise

It's good with asparagus.

[wnylib]

35. Sounds good. I am too lazy for that.

I use plain yogurt as a sour cream substitute and season it with just a little salt.

[niyad]

6. I blanch it.

[Trailrider1951]

10. There's only one way to cook asparagus

Sauté it in butter until just tender.

[geardaddy]

12. I like it grilled with olive oil and salt

[Trailrider1951]

16. Ooooo, that sounds good too!

Asparagus is such a gift from Spring! Thank you, farm workers, for your efforts!

[niyad]

37. olive oil, parmesan and black pepper and sliced garlic.

[geardaddy]

38. That sounds delicious!

[niyad]

39. It definitely is.

[NullTuples]

30. Or, toss it in a very hot wok/pan till it's just browned a bit

(cut into chunks first)

[Hortensis]

15. We steam it for 1.5 - 4 minutes, depending on thickness so it's

still mostly raw, slightly tender but doesn't droop suggestively when a group of people on their second drinks are waving it around as they talk. Our single favorite way to eat it -- as a crudite, 3 syllables. No endorsement of this creep.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Same Here

In a strainer over boiling water. I like it best at 3 minutes. My wife likes it that t3xture, too.
Cooked through, but still crispy/crunchy.

[Hortensis]

18. That's how we like it as a veggie side. Most veggies actually,

steamed or sauteed but keep that flavor!

[Bev54]

23. In Canada we pickle it and put it in out Caesar drinks

Absolutely the best. I love to can pickled asparagus.

[Hortensis]

27. That sounds really good! We enjoy Bloody Marys anyway.

What flavorings do you put in your pickling mix? The only thing I've done is added some spears to the space opening up in a jar of salt-fermented mustard greens. I recall we enjoyed them, but maybe a Caesar would have made them a must-have.

[Bev54]

28. We pickle just as you would dill pickles, same recipe.

Can you buy clamato juice where you live? Try it instead of tomato juice and lime wedge, spice as usual. You will never go back.

[Hortensis]

31. Thanks for the "recipe." We did try clamato juice and never went back.

[Bev54]

22. I agree but also have never seen asparagus harvested like that. I lived in an area

in Canada that grows asparagus and pickers would lay down on a moving platform and harvest by using the knife to cut and pick as they pass over.

[world wide wally]

7. A long time ago, I followed a girl to Iowa. After a few weeks, I ran out of money

So I took a job picking beans. It was the longest, most boring, and back-breaking thing I can ever remember doing. I lasted one day.

[Rebl2]

8. What did

Oz say that prompted this response.

[FelineOverlord]

13. His video went viral

He mispronounced the name of the supermarket in his efforts to sound like a true Pennsylvanian (he lives in New Jersey)

Link to tweet

[geardaddy]

14. What an absolute prick.

And you know he doesn't do his own shopping, let alone know how much groceries cost.

[Rebl2]

21. What was that

bag of carrots 5lb bag? My husband buys large bags of carrots at the store for $2. $2 for broccoli sounds about right. Would never use asparagus on crudité plate. Guacamole-make it yourself. It’s cheaper.

[jmowreader]

24. Looked like a two pounder to me

[BradBo]

9. Every time I go to Bakersfield I stand in awe watching these amazing people work in the heat.

I want their children to get a good education in our public schools and for them to be paid a decent wage. I’ll work harder if I have to pay a little more for our amazing veggies in this country.
I went to China once and their veggies suck!

[Hortensis]

19. Same here. Long ago we had a lot of Hispanic friends, and

the older women at gatherings would talk about their years in the fields. They all had their own bathrooms by then, that problem living on only as memories, but ruined knees and backs were permanent.

[Native]

11. Currently reading The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah

Thank God for unions. IMO, anyone working in the fields these days should receive hazard pay.

[Bobstandard]

25. They didn't show the part

That tomato harvester is working so fast because part of his compensation is piece work. One he fills those baskets he will literally run to the truck where his tomatoes are assessed and packed, then he’ll run back to his row

I live in strawberry country and watch this high speed field work going on all the time.

Oh, and you know why they wear hoodies and scarves even on sweltering days? Pesticides and fertilizers sprayed on the crops.

Brutal and backbreaking doesn’t begin to describe it.

[IcyPeas]

33. oh wow, I hadn't even thought of this:

"Pesticides and fertilizers sprayed on the crops"

[Hermit-The-Prog]

40. We need to move away from petro pesticides and fertilizers.