Every year the Germans seem to be driven wild by an unlikely hero: white asparagus. But this year, the cold and damp spring means customers have had to fork out a bit more to get their hands on some stalks of this âedible ivoryâ.
Even under the current conditions in Germany, you cannot ignore âWhite Goldâ season. Germans mark Spargelzeit by making white asparagus the star of a special meal.
Whether it's served with butter and ham, drowned in hollandaise sauce or topped with a fried egg, nothing says spring in Germany like Spargel (asparagus).
Spargelzeit (asparagus season) whips Germans into a frenzy of indulgence (of the most wholesome variety) for two months of every year. It officially started in states across the Federal Republic this week.
The German ability to chomp down white asparagus is second to none in the entire world. Thanks to the Greeks, they donât need to go cold turkey in the coldest months of the year.
It's that time of year again: the asparagus harvest has officially begun in Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein. The green and white stalks will be everywhere for weeks - but how can you introduce some variety to this German traditional specialty?
Germans are passionate about white asparagus. Also known as âwhite goldâ or the âvegetable of kingsâ, they won't have their Spargel any other colour during asparagus season, which runs until June 24th.
As German farmers see their fields submerged by floods this week, for many it is simply a crowning misery to a terrible season. Strawberries and asparagus are doing particularly badly.
Germans don't just love asparagus â they worship it. Mithila Borker offers her thoughts on Germany's vegetable cult just as springtime <i>Spargel</i> madness sweeps over the nation.
The endless winter has left Germany in a bad mood, and now the asparagus lovers among them have another thing to complain about after it emerged the cold weather will raise their price and delay the season.
