Posts Tagged ‘asparagus’

Helsinki paves the way for summery treats with spring’s delicacy – asparagus!

Source: Center-Inn Restaurants

Asparagus was for the first time cultivated over 5 000 years ago. This vegetable was even mentioned in the oldest cook book known to mankind during the 200’s and e.g. Roman emperors were fascinated with this treat. It seems only natural that it belongs to the seasonal tidbits also in Helsinki, even though the primary [...]

New potatoes, false morels and asparagus open the restaurants’ spring season!

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A clear sign of spring are the asparagus that conquer the city’s restaurant menus! For instance in restaurant Kappeli asparagus is served between the 12th of April to the 29th of May in soup and sandwich form, but besides that even as barbequed and boiled. A similar, but Italian, menu can be found at the [...]