Asparagus is a real health vegetable with proven benefits which is known in our region by the name of valerian. Picking asparagus, an indispensable choice of society tables, diet menus and alternative medicine, is a spring event that the intellectuals look forward to. You can both trekking and collect asparagus in the Aydin countryside where tulips are the first heralds of spring. You can get bunches of wild asparagus, which are sold in Aydin’s wonderful village markets from February to May.