Botanical Feast » Leaves 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