Vegetables
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Tender, crisp green asparagus with tight tips, supplied April to October.
- Variety Tainan-selection cultivars
- Origin district Jiangjun & Qigu (Tainan); Chiayi; Yunlin; Changhua
- HS code 0709.20
Product data sheet
Basic identity
- Product name
- Asparagus
- Variety
- Tainan-selection cultivars
- Scientific name
- Asparagus officinalis
- HS code
- 0709.20
Origin
- Origin district
- Jiangjun & Qigu (Tainan); Chiayi; Yunlin; Changhua
About this product
Taiwanese green asparagus, mainly Tainan-selection cultivars, has tight tips, low fibre and a crisp, sweet bite. The April–October season, peaking April–July, fits between Japan's and other temperate crops, and most exports go by air to Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.