L’asperge

For the past seventy years the south of France has cultivated asparagus and it now comes first in European production. Ten varieties of asparagus are produced in the south. Production has diminished in the last few years due to the high cost of employment in France. Competition from China, and even Peru is more and more in evidence. However, where ""Asperge d’Oc, Sauvageonne"" is found on the label, consumers can rest assured that the product has been freshly picked the day before and hasn’t travelled the long distances which, apart from anything else, are so expensive in energy.