Tis’ the season to pick asparagus, fa-la-la-la-la! After a long, cold, wet winter full of gray skies, rain and snow, last week on Women’s Day – the March 8th female celebration whose mascot is the pom pom-like mimosa flower – the weather all over Italy was sunny and warm - even Florence registered a full 18 degrees celsius! And just like truffle dogs, asparagus hunters wandered into the wood to check out the buds on the spiny, fern-like plant that bears one of the great delicacies for first course pasta dishes.
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