A Surprise from the Souk

As I came through the souks yesterday afternoon I found a seller  sitting on the ground with about a dozen bunches of asparagus for sale. I am presuming, but may be wrong, that it is the first of the very limited season as I have not seen it for sale anywhere else or on a menu. Maybe because of such reduced availability [except for the horrible tinned stuff ] it is know as the food of kings.The spears were very thin [my favourite] and a paler green than the variety I used to purchase in Melbourne.  I have since learned that asparagus has been grown as a crop for over 2,000 years and is highly nutritious. It still grows wild in some areas of Poland and Russia but not in Morocco where it is farmed and a major export item . I hope I see more !!! A quick blanching and it goes with eggs beautifully.

Comments

[Katie]

Lovely.... We're starting to see more green asparagus here, but the French (as well as the Germans, Spanish....) prefer white. But we won't be seeing any of it for at least 2 months.... Sigh....

[Semiotiq]

What is that lovely patterned tabletop they are lying on?