Friday, September 08, 2006

Artichokes


The artichoke is a thistle and a native of the Mediterranean. What we eat is actually the plant's flower bud. If they flower they look a lot like the thistle growing on the side of roadways.
Available twelve months a year in season in the spring and fall. Most artichokes grown worldwide are cultivated in Italy and Spain. California provides all of the United States crop.

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