GUSTOSO Italian Restaurant's White Asparagus Festival – A Timeless Culinary Delight

GUSTOSO Italian Restaurant is renowned for classic Italian cuisine. Starting in April, it introduces a white asparagus set menu, including a soup dish “White Asparagus Cappuccino with Morel Mushrooms,” rich in beta-carotene, vitamin A, and C. Specially selected French white asparagus, which is only available for a short three-month period each year, is simmered with onions and other vegetables to create a rich white asparagus soup. It is served with morel mushrooms and a layer of silky whipped cream, offering an exquisite and delicate taste that melts on the tongue, bursting with the aroma of white asparagus and mushrooms. The hot appetizer is “Grilled White Asparagus with Padrano Cheese Risotto and Semi-Soft Quail Eggs.” The chef carefully selects freshly pressed extra virgin olive oil made from olives grown on the mountainsides of Sicily, Italy, to toss with fresh white asparagus, then naturally highlights the original form of the asparagus through charcoal grilling.

The main course, “Poached White Asparagus, Atlantic Cod, Argentine Red Shrimp, ? Layered Artichoke Potatoes, and Saffron Sauce,” features white asparagus poached in milk, combined with salt and pepper, then vacuum-sealed and cooked in a water bath at 65°C. This process allows the flavors to fully infuse into the asparagus. It is artfully paired with pan-seared cod, grilled Argentine red shrimp, ? roasted potato slices, and saffron sauce, preserving a richly varied and delicious medley of ingredients. The dish highlights their delicate flavors, delivering endless possibilities and imagination on the palate.