Comments on: Wild Asparagus in Calabria

By: antonina

antonina — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:58:19 +0000

I went asparagus hunting with my cousin Macoliva in the mountains hill outside her summer home outside the town of Termini Immerse Sicily, she found a hand full I saw nothing but grass, they are so skinny they don’t look like the normal asparagus.It was fun though.

By: Michelle | Bleeding Espresso

Michelle | Bleeding Espresso — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:10:19 +0000

My neighbor just gave me (what they call) wild asparagus yesterday:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13029497@N00/2395860568/in/photostream/

(Photo from last year at this time.)

It’s quite different from asparagus (and even the wild asparagus you have here), but that’s what they call it. Always mysteries to solve around here, I tell you

By: Wild Asparagus « Casalba News

Wild Asparagus « Casalba News — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:46:30 +0000

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By: Man of Roma

Man of Roma — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:40:53 +0000

I’m just a crazy dilettante, Joe.

Yes, Roma is Roma. Not that I’m always crazy about what the Pope is doing, but I deeply respect the Catholic Church, also for being somewhat a remnant of what was Rome, and the Pontifex Maximus, or Pope, the last surviving magistrate of ancient Rome.

Again, I’m showing all my folly

Peter? I’ll have a look at his blog. Ciao

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:22:06 +0000

MOR… you are a wealth of knowledge, which is why I read your blog. I bet Peter from Kalofagas is loving your comment!
On another note… I spent 1 day in Roma on my way back. It never stops amazing me.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:18:17 +0000

Thanks for all the comments… I’m STILL playing catchup but trying to post and reply to all of you. Ciao for now.

By: Chuck Aflitto

Chuck Aflitto — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:58:59 +0000

WoW Joe, I can taste the sweetness in those wild asparagus!

By: Man of Roma

Man of Roma — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:59:27 +0000

Pardon my obsession, Joe, but did you know that Calabrian Greeks still exist?

Greek dialects were spoken extensively in Southern Italy until a few years ago. They almost disappeared during Fascism who discouraged linguistic minorities.

In the past some of these Greeks played a big role. Barlaam the Calabrian (ca. 1290 – 1348), an Italian Greek “by ethnic descent and language,” for example. Great scholar “he was the instructor of both Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio [the first humanists], and their writings owe much to him.” (Wikipedia)
He helped Boccaccio to translate Homer into Latin thus preparing the groundwork for Renaissance. Great and complex land Italy, without a doubt!

By: casalba

casalba — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:28:15 +0000

Hi Joe,
Welcome back. Looks like you had a great time with your family. The wild asparagus is a little behind those in Calabria, but then we’re that much further north. So it makes sense, I suppose. Loved the video – so that’s what you sound like!

By: Cristie

Cristie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:06:25 +0000

Wild asparagus–who knew? It’s tall and slender; I bet it tastes really good, espcially in that frittata. I may have to go wrangle up some asparagus from the produce department and try the frittata.