It’s that time of year again, and these little roadside stalls are springing up so that Franconians can have a quick fix of their favourite drug. In this example it’s even combined with a cigarette machine.

You have to be careful when buying uncertified asparagus, though, because there is a rumour that originally green asparagus is imported from other EU countries, the excrescences shaved off with the ubiquitous asparagus peeler, and dyed white.