The more tender asparagus is not need to peel, a little old asparagus must be peeled, the more commonly used perfect peeling method there are two:

1. Tear by hand

Tear by hand is only suitable for the older asparagus, this asparagus old skin has been very tough, uncovered a little bit of the old skin from the root and tear it off directly on the line, a few times can be all the old skin torn off the top. The young skin that can't be torn off should be left alone.

2. Use the scraper

Already some old but not very old asparagus, it is no longer suitable for tearing the skin by hand, we need to use the scraper kitchen gadgets.

First put the asparagus flat on the table, the left hand presses the top of the asparagus, the right hand holding the scraper from the root to start peeling, soon you can peel a complete asparagus.

This method is easy to do and won't hurt your hands, and it won't break the asparagus when you peel it. It's a common method used by restaurant chefs to peel asparagus, and it can be used for all asparagus.