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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]White asparagus (Spargel) in season (June) in Germany.[/b]
Dessert: ice cream with hot raspberry sauce
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Oh.. this! I don’t undestand how it’s not a “thing” anywhere else!  I feel like I was ruined for “real” asparagus, after the first time I had it![/quote]

I'm the PP.  It is labor intensive to produce it.  I lived in Germany and there was an asparagus field next to my apt building.  The farmers build up little piles of dirt around the plants to keep the sun off of it as they grow.  (I don't understand the whole process, but I watched them do this from my window.)  
I have purchased white asparagus in the grocery store from Peru--but it is not the same--at least, not to me.  The season is pretty short.
Restaurants put up signs that say "We have spargel.'

The spargel in season in Germany is served a number of ways.  My favorite was with buttered bread crumbs over it.  It is frequently served with thinly sliced ham.  So, if you plan a trip to Germany, be sure to go when spargel is in season.  (Although, the best weather is in September and spargel is not in season then.)[/quote]

I’m the replying PP, and we go in May every year (DH is German so it’s an annual trip) so hit the early season. We also get the awesome strawberries! I love the Spargel with a simple hollandaise.

And as far as process, it’s asparagus that never sees the sun. While I do get that it’s a labour of love, clearly an industrialized country can do it!  :wink: [/quote]

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