Botanical Feast » Flowers 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 Figs http://www.botanicalfeast.com/figs/ http://www.botanicalfeast.com/figs/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 06:41:33 +0000 Peter http://www.botanicalfeast.com/figs/ Some things you might not know about figs:

There are about 800 species of figs. The ‘fruit’ that we eat is not a fruit, but actually a collection of flowers called an inflorescence. These flowers grow on the inside of the ‘fruit’. Each species of fig is usually pollinated by its own species of wasp in a symbiotic relationship. It is [...]]]> http://www.botanicalfeast.com/figs/feed/ 3