Delta Asparagus Risotto appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Sacramento Delta Asparagus Risotto · Sacramento
April risotto with Sacramento River Delta asparagus, the green-and-white spring vegetable from California's largest asparagus growing region. Served with parmesan and lemon.
The Sacramento River Delta was the largest US asparagus growing region from the 1920s through the 1980s, with thousands of acres of farms across the islands of Walnut Grove, Isleton, Locke and Rio Vista. Stockton claimed the title of Asparagus Capital of the World and held the Stockton Asparagus Festival annually until 2017. The Delta still produces a major California asparagus crop each April and May, and Sacramento's farm-to-fork rooms feature the spring vegetable on every menu during the season. The asparagus risotto at The Kitchen, Localis and Mulvaney's B&L has been a defining spring plate since 2012, when Mayor Kevin Johnson declared Sacramento America's Farm to Fork Capital.
Where to eat in Sacramento:
- The Kitchen
- Mulvaney's B&L
- Camden Spit & Larder