As an opportunity for the trade to promote asparagus to consumers, the 2007 Asparagus Festival is here again and will be held from Sunday May 27 to June 4. Organised by the Asparagus Growers' Association, the festival will take place in the heart of Worcestershire’s Vale of Evesham - the traditional home of English asparagus.
Based at the Fleece Inn, in the village of Bretforton, the asparagus auction officially opens the event on Sunday May 27, but the focal point of the festival is ‘Festival Day’ on Monday May 28, which this year will include cookery demonstrations by Rachel Green - TV’s Flying Chef, a craft fair, farmers market, silver band and tutored asparagus tasting.
A must for the asparagus lover, the Festival offers the opportunity to taste, buy and learn about one of the country’s most sought after delicacies. Local hotels and restaurants across the Vale will also be getting in on the act and offering a range of delicious asparagus menus to tempt the palates of visitors.
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