{"id":8409,"date":"2017-05-16T18:14:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T18:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8409"},"modified":"2017-05-18T19:46:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T19:46:24","slug":"germanys-famous-asparagus-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/germanys-famous-asparagus-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany’s Famous Asparagus Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hadn’t actually heard about this until I moved here, even when I was a child and visited Germany I didn’t know about Spargelzeit<\/strong> (Asparagus season) – perhaps because I never visited during the season.<\/p>\n

When is Asparagus Season?<\/em>
\nSpargelzeit<\/strong> starts every year at a different time, depending on how warm the weather is and also which region you are in. It usually starts between March and April, and traditionally ends on Johannistag<\/strong> on the 24th of July. The end of the asparagus season is also called Spargelsilvester<\/strong> (asparagus new year).
\nWhite or Green Asparagus?<\/em>
\nThere are two types of asparagus – green and white. In England green asparagus is very common but the white asparagus isn’t. Here both are available and the white asparagus is more commonly eaten. The difference between the two is that the green asparagus plant grows above the soil, and the white asparagus is grown underneath the soil (hence why it is white as it doesn’t get any sunlight).<\/p>\n

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White asparagus is grown underground. Photo by LID on Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0))<\/p><\/div>\n

What to eat it with?<\/em>
\nThe most usual dish served for Spargelzeit<\/strong> is Spargel mit Kartoffeln, Hollandaise So\u00dfe und Schinken<\/strong> (white asparagus with potatoes, sauce hollandaise and ham). A very simple meal but very popular! There are of course other dishes such as Spargelrisotto<\/strong> (asparagus risotto), Spargelsalat<\/strong> (asparagus salad) and Spargelsuppe<\/strong> (asparagus soup).<\/p>\n

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Spargelzeit! Photo by Nina on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

Spargel Rezept<\/strong>
\nZutaten:<\/strong>
\n250g Kartoffeln<\/strong>
\n500g Spargel<\/strong>
\nZucker<\/strong>
\nSalz<\/strong>
\nZitronensaft<\/strong>
\nSchinken (in Scheiben)<\/strong>
\nSauce Hollandaise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Methode:<\/strong>
\nDie Kartoffeln sch\u00e4len, waschen und in kochendem Salzwasser ca. 30 Minuten garen.<\/strong>
\nDen Spargel sch\u00e4len und die Enden abschneiden.<\/strong>
\nSalzwasser kochen lassen und eine Prise Zucker und Zitronensaft dazugeben.<\/strong>
\nDen Spargel in das Wasser reinlegen und ziehen lassen f\u00fcr 20 Minuten.<\/strong>
\nDie Kartoffeln und Spargel abgie\u00dfen und auf einen Teller legen mit dem Schinken, den Sauce Hollandaise dr\u00fcber gie\u00dfen und genie\u00dfen!<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can buy the Sauce Hollandaise already made or if you want to make it from scratch you can use this recipe here<\/a>.
\nLet me know if you tried out the recipe or if you have eaten asparagus like this before!
\nThanks for reading,
\nLarissa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I hadn’t actually heard about this until I moved here, even when I was a child and visited Germany I didn’t know about Spargelzeit (Asparagus season) – perhaps because I never visited during the season. When is Asparagus Season? Spargelzeit starts every year at a different time, depending on how warm the weather is and…<\/p>\n

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