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Enjoy the asparagus season in Munich – with the Platzl Hotels

Bunch of white asparagus garnished with strawberries.

Same procedure as every year: this year, our beloved asparagus season was officially opened on 3rd of April at the asparagus tapping ceremony at the Viktualienmarkt in keeping with Munich tradition – at the end of March, the first spears of asparagus from the German growing region have already been on sale. 

Due to the frosty winter, the roots had received the necessary cold stimulus which have made the asparagus shoot to the surface when it got warm. This is good news for gourmets, because every year, the asparagus season is always over far too quickly. 

Asparagus – ‘King of vegetables’

‘White gold’, ‘edible ivory’, ‘king of vegetables’ – asparagus has many nicknames in Germany, and each of them expresses the valuable and rare character of the vegetable. Yet what makes asparagus so special? First of all, the taste: It cannot be compared to anything, and is somewhere between sweet, pleasantly bitter and delicately sour. On the other hand, the health effect is immense, which people have known since ancient times: Asparagus detoxifies, is good for the kidneys, reduces the risk of birth defects, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even helps cure hangovers. The growing and harvesting is also a sensitive art, which is rarely carried out by machines in Germany because if you cut too close to the root-stock, the asparagus will taste unpleasantly bitter.

Focus on regional quality: Maria's Chef at the asparagus farmer’s

Because growing the ‘white gold’ is so demanding, there are big differences in quality. In order to serve you only the best product at Marias Platzl, our Chef  Holger Lange visits his trusted asparagus farmer, at the start of the tasty season. On site he gets an accurate picture of the growing conditions, enquires about the soil quality, the harvesting processes, and carries out freshness tests. Thanks to his efforts, only top class asparagus awaits you at Marias Platzl – unique quality from the region!

Asparagus offering at the Restaurant Pfistermühle

See for yourself, and enjoy the asparagus season in Munich, with a visit to our Restaurant Pfistermühle. When preparing your asparagus dish, our kitchen team will use the latest techniques and so is able to transfer the high product quality of the farmer to your plate. At the restaurant Pfistermühle, there will be daily recommendations throughout the asparagus season.

Our other restaurants ‘Ayinger in der Au’ and ‘Ayinger am Platzl’ will also be serving creative asparagus variations. The offer ranges from asparagus spears, classically served with new potatoes, hollandaise sauce and melted butter, to cream of asparagus soup and baked asparagus. 

Asparagus menu Ayinger in der Au: https://tockify.com/ayingerinderau/detail/24/1744754400000

Asparagus menu Ayinger am Platzl: https://tockify.com/ayingeramplatzl/detail/18/1744754400000

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