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Kulturkueche - Schnitzel Spargel Spaetzle

Join DANK Haus as Frau Ingrid demonstrates this towering triplet of tastes
April marks the beginning of Spargelzeit, asparagus season, in Germany. The first crop is harvested around mid-April and the season runs through the feast of St. John the Baptist, June 24. Whereas the tender vegetable, especially the green variety, is increasingly available in supermarkets year-round, in Germany asparagus still is a distinctly seasonal product. Just as apples mark the fall season, nothing epitomizes spring quite like this revered stalk.

Attendees receive instructions, recipes, tasting and one drink

$16 class fee
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Dank Haus
4740 N. Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60625

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Cathy2

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Our own Ms. Ingie will be teaching the class. I should be working the door that night. So, if you are an LTHer, be sure to flash the secret handshake.

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Leek
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Thanks for posting this. I'll be doing pork schnitzel, spätzle and asparagus with hollandaise. I offered to do asparagus and schinken, which is a staple during the month of May in Germany. During white asparagus season, German homes (at least in the north) make a meal of white asparagus with hollandaise and thinly shaved smoked ham, very much like proscuitto. I think it was misinterpeted and became schnitzel, which is fine by me. We're doing pork because veal is out of the budget. The asparagus will probably be green because white is hard to find, and when you can find it, runs around $5 a pound. I may get a little so we can at least have a small taste.

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Ms. Ingie
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Question - the DH is anti-hollandaise, is it possible to leave one serving plain?

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Leek
SAVING ONE DOG MAY NOT CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT IT CHANGES THE WORLD FOR THAT ONE DOG.
American Brittany Rescue always needs foster homes. Please think about helping that one dog.
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this sounds like a great event I will try to attend.

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Toria

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W. Shakespeare

Hi,

Unfortunately, I won't be there due to a prior commitment.

You may want to contact Chef Jeff Adamek of Julius Meinl, who taught the asparagus class last year. He may help you get the white and green asparagus via wholesale distributors, because he had a lot of white at his class last year.

Regards,

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Cathy2

"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Everyone usually helps themselves to what they wish to try. It is quite informal.

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Ms. Ingie
Life is too short, why skip dessert?

I totally forgot that they had that class last year. I didn't attend due to my daughter's graduation.

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Ms. Ingie
Life is too short, why skip dessert?

Your approach is different from his, so it is not precisely a repeat.

Regards,

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Cathy2

"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Last year, Meijer had white asparagus, same price as green.

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LAZ
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Iu'm going to spend some time this week sourcing white.

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Ms. Ingie
Life is too short, why skip dessert?

I saw White asparagus at a decent price at Costco this past week.

I'm going to try Costco. I was at Pete's Fresh Market this afternoon and spoke with one of the produce manager's. He called his guy that goes to the market daily and he hasn't seen any there as yet. I'm wondering where Costco gets theirs?

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Ms. Ingie
Life is too short, why skip dessert?

Mariano's on Roscoe @ Western had white asparagus last Thurs, for the same price as green, I'm pretty sure.

Meijer had white, green and purple, all the same price, $2.49/lb., the other day.

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LAZ
Dining Chicago
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My sister picked up three pounds at $1.99/lb for me at Mariano's .

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Ms. Ingie
Life is too short, why skip dessert?