Maybe it is an east coast thing, but since I landed here I hear a lot about
ramps...
Every spring, the food folks around Philly seem to go mad for
ramps.
Now I grew up on this half of the continent, and I don't remember anybody but friends with skateboards talking about any damned
ramps, come spring...
Purees, broths, sauted, poached...

I feel like I might be missing out on some great thing...
But only sorta.
I don't have a
ramp hook up here and I haven't seen 'em at any of my usual food purveyors.
They are just a sort of
spring onion, leek tasting kinda thing, right?
So...
What is the big deal?
What is up with the ramps?