Wild asparagus season is here!

When the weather warms up and with a little rain (we need lots more to avoid restrictions this summer) the wild asparagus hunters take to the hills. A little like during the mushroom season everyone has their favourite secret spot where they head to first. Normally this involves some travel(walking, quad, or 4x4) down sandy/muddy tracks and then the fun begins as the well trained eye can pick out the straggly spears a few metres away. Pounced on and cut with a knife about a third of the way down so as to not get the hard stringy part and added to the clutch in one hand. There are no hard and fast rules as to where the best spots are but the general Mediterranean scrub and pine trees and cork oaks seems to be ideal. Always wear long trousers since there are plenty of thistles and tough scrub to wade through once you leave the tracks. Pick until either your hand is full or you are getting hungry and head home for the simple pleasure of consuming them fresh as can be. Again nothing complicated for cooking-either in the oven with olive oil, salt and garlic or chopped and added to an omlette with onions and garlic are fabulous, quick and easy. Eat with chunks of country bread with olive oil and maybe some tomato and ambrosia the food of the gods never tasted as good!