Comments on: Asparagus: A Story of Stalking and Snapping

By: Jann

Jann — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:39:50 +0000

You’re in for a treat…

By: Jann

Jann — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:54:24 +0000

Lucia–I bet total strangers would get a kick out of showing you what’s edible along Sicilian roadways! They’re so proud of their land and the luscious abundance it produces.

By: Heather Jacks

Heather Jacks — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:18:24 +0000

Yum!! I can’t wait to try the wild asparagus. This will be my first February in Sicily, and I am looking forward to the hunt.

By: Lucia

Lucia — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:59:08 +0000

I would love to do this! One of my favorite things in Sicily is to see all of the foragers in the ditches and the fields. Always makes me want to pull my car over and tag along so I can learn from them…maybe I’ll actually do it one of these days. Delicious photos and easy recipe….thank you!

By: Jann

Jann — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:20:55 +0000

Thanks, Josephine–so happy to have you as a reader! I agree that the store-bought variety is not quite up to the standard of the wild…

By: Josephine Lissandrello

Josephine Lissandrello — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:06:41 +0000

I went wild asparagus picking in Ragusa with a cousin a few years ago. It was lots of fun and the flavor of the asparagus was absolutely delicious. It has a much stronger flavor than store bought asparagus. I love your blog.

By: Melissa Muldoon

Melissa Muldoon — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:33:10 +0000

this sounds delish…and sounds like a dinner plan to me! How fun to have gone on a wild asparagus hunt with signore Battaglia!

By: sandee wheeler

sandee wheeler — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:02:26 +0000

Waist high asparagus?!? I can’t imagine it. I cook asparagus in a small amount of water, not for long, and then transfer to a pan with butter and fry it a little. I sprinkle parmesan cheese on it right before I eat it. Yummmmmm!

By: Heiko

Heiko — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:36:28 +0000

February already for your asparagus! We have another couple of months to wait for ours. And then you have to get up early to pick them. Everytime I think I found my own little secret place and get there by mid-morning, I already find the spears off.