Thorny cardoon: Thorny cardoon is a cardoon (family Asteraceae, - Botanical name: Cynara Cardunculus) of Genevan origin (Switzerland).
Production method: Cardoon is planted or sown in spring. Its cultivation, harvest and transformation into a vegetable is demanding because of its many spines. In order to remove any bitterness, the plants undergo blanching, either in the field where each foot is covered with a black plastic bag, or in the cellar where the cardoons are placed with their root ball...
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