There is a special way of cultivating and consuming asparagus in Germany: The plants are buried under heaps of earth and the shots are growing deprived of sunlight and stay white. The shots are harvested before they break through the surface. This is done by skilled workers. White asparagus is the normally eaten variety in Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus#White_asparagus
There is a special way of cultivating and consuming asparagus in Germany: The plants are buried under heaps of earth and the shots are growing deprived of sunlight and stay white. The shots are harvested before they break through the surface. This is done by skilled workers. White asparagus is the normally eaten variety in Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus#White_asparagus
That's true (about the white asparagus), but that chapter is about different plant - the so-called wild asparagus (Ornithogalum pyrenaicum). A distant relative.