Grilled Asparagus with Shaved Parmesan

We think of asparagus in this country with a glowing national pride that has always puzzled me since, in my experience, most of what is produced in Britain should be thrown away or used for soup. We ought to have the best asparagus in the world, but most of what you can buy in markets is withered, woody and past its best Indeed, almost any other country's asparagus is superior to ours, though I do not include here the fat white French spears from Argenteuil, which I dislike. Up until rec