Bloglines to my readers an interesting article on the feast of asparagus in Canino (province of Viterbo ) read this morning on the website of the courier service
Here's an excerpt:
ROME - A record to break and 1,500 beat eggs. Canino, a town in the province of Viterbo, is preparing to celebrate the green asparagus, king of local production, with a three-day recipes. From April 23 to 25 you can taste first, second and even sweets made with asparagus. It is scheduled for Saturday 24 'jumping competition "of omelettes.
THE "MANGIATUTTO" - in Viterbo know him as "mangiatutto" due to the fact that asparagus does not throw anything away . Green asparagus is grown in areas of Canino surrounding the city: its organoleptic characteristics depend on the types of land, limestone or volcanic origin, and an environment characterized by a mild and temperate climate; just think that in winter the temperatures are below zero degrees on certain days and in summer range from twenty-five and thirty-two degrees. For this fortunate climate, asparagus Canino mature much earlier than elsewhere (it has already brought together in January) and this allows for a huge crop of excellent quality.
not only food - during the event you can visit the ruins of Castellardo, strong in the Middle Ages who controlled the road lets you travel to Rome to avoid the swamps dell'Aurelia . In exceptional cases there will be a visit to the Etruscan necropolis of hundred rooms in the village of Musignano, property of Prince Torlonia. Not to be missed, always in the vicinity, the Etruscan necropolis of Vulci with the park and the old city . Along a path that fuses nature and archeology can also admire an old mill in 1860 and a waterfall that has polished the basalt rock. Continue here
Source: corriere.it
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