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In Germany they celebrate Asparagus with zeal and imagination. I like asparagus as much as the next person, probably a lot more, however I find the celebration somewhat out of proportion.

In Deutschland wird Spargel ab etwa Mitte April gestochen, zu Ende ist die Spargelzeit traditionell am 24.Juni. Wann die Spargelsaison genau beginnt, hängt von der Entwicklung des Wetters im Frühjahr ab

In Germany, asparagus is harvested from around mid-April and the asparagus season traditionally ends on June 24. Exactly when the asparagus season begins depends on how the weather develops in spring.

However silly, I want to be there to savor a stalk of the white asparagus. Die spargel is sehr lecker. It is almost a metaphor for the country itself.