I am not sure where ramp rage originated...it has reached California and we don't even grow them here! I had some in Charleston a few weeks ago that were raw chopped on top of Shrimp and grits...I fell in love!! Last night at a newish restaurant in Yountville, I had them as an appetizer (sauteed in olive oil w/squeeze of lemon and sea salt). However...I am not all THAT impressed with them as a stand alone vegetable so I paired them with my favorite "forgotten vegetable" the cardoon which I originally planted for its looks and then fell in love with its artichoke like flavor. In fact they are grown commercially (they grow wild all over N. CA) in Castroville the ".artichoke capital of the world". And...they are in season there NOW. The ramps boost the flavor quotient significantly of the cardoons in this recipe. - dymnyno

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