Botanical Feast » Buds http://www.botanicalfeast.com the botany of plants we eat Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:40:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Artichokes http://www.botanicalfeast.com/artichokes/ http://www.botanicalfeast.com/artichokes/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:20:45 +0000 Peter http://www.botanicalfeast.com/?p=18 Some things you might not know about artichokes:

are in the same family as lettuce. are a kind of thistle The core of the artichoke stem is edible as well – don’t throw it away! If you cook artichokes in an aluminum pot it will turn the pot grey.

Botanical Information

Family: Asteraceae (the daisy family).

Scientific Name: Cynara cardunculus L.

Etymology: articiocco, Northern [...]]]> http://www.botanicalfeast.com/artichokes/feed/ 0 Capers http://www.botanicalfeast.com/capers/ http://www.botanicalfeast.com/capers/#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 07:19:40 +0000 Peter http://www.botanicalfeast.com/capers/ Some things you might not know about capers:

native to the Mediterranean basin are the pickled or salted flower buds of the plant Capparis spinosa L. caperberries are semi-mature fruit that have been pickled the strong flavour is largely due to the presence of mustard oil. capers have been known for thousands of years and were mentioned in the writings [...]]]> http://www.botanicalfeast.com/capers/feed/ 0