Origin: SPAIN Variety: WINTER Size: M Category: EXTR Weight per piece: 0.200 Kg The kg costs: 24.80€
The artichokehas Arab origins. The artichoke is native to the Mediterranean coast, probably from Sicily or Egypt or the Canary Islands.
According to mythology, it is said that the god Jupiter fell in love with Cynara, a beautiful blonde girl (ash-blonde), who rejected him, and to spite her, he decided to transform her into Cynara Scolymus: into an artichoke.
It is known that the Romans and Greeks already consumed it, but it was thanks to Catherine de Medici, who loved them, that during the Middle Ages she introduced it to the Italian court. Despite the belief that the artichoke was aphrodisiac and that it was not good to consume it, she continued to do so and made doctors accept it. At that time, it was very expensive and was considered food for the rich.
In America, the artichoke was introduced by the French in Louisiana and by the Spanish in California. It also spread to Chile and the Argentine Pampas.
Artichokes belong to the Asteraceae or Composite family and to the Cynara genus. They need a warm climate and are a seasonal plant (biennial and triennial). They can reach heights of 1-1.5 meters. They grow in calcareous, rich, neutral, deep, and warm soils.
The Artichoke Properties/ Health
Varieties / Season of the Artichoke
Artichoke Recipes
The artichoke only contains 40 or 50 calories and is used in many diets and in addition: The artichoke contains:
Vitamins: A, B6, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Carbohydrates, Proteins, H. of Carbon, Magnesium, Potassium, and Sodium.
The Carbohydrates specifically transform into natural sugar or energy.
Benefits and properties.Recommended for:
Good for digestive and metabolic problems, is purifying, regulates the intestine, and strengthens the immune system.
Good for headaches.
Anti-cholesterol.
Diuretic.
Blood purifying.
Reconstituting.
Artichokesshould be planted in April or May, with the warmth, and they grow in all Mediterranean countries.
There are many varieties: the best known are: the Blanca de Tudela (Spain), the Camus from Brittany, the Espinosa Sardo in Genoa (Italy), the Small Violet from the French Provence, the Madrileña, the Romanesca, the Californian, the Green from Laon in Italy, the White in the Pyrenees...
There are 2 varieties: the green or the violet, the oval or the spherical.
In other parts of Spain, the artichokes from Castellón (Benicarló) and from the Vega Baja del Segura (Alicante) and in the Murcia garden and the Campo de Cartagena are also very rich and prized.
The artichoke is abundant in winter. The first harvest of the season is around October. Consequently, the best season is during autumn (until the first frosts in December), and in spring, (which is when the artichoke harvest ends in Mediterranean regions).
The important thing is to know how to choose it when buying it. To choose them, you should know that the tenderest ones are the ones that are closed and have very tightly packed leaves.
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Origin: SPAIN Variety: WINTER Size: M Category: EXTR Weight per piece: 0.200 Kg The kg costs: 24.80€
The artichokehas Arab origins. The artichoke is native to the Mediterranean coast, probably from Sicily or Egypt or the Canary Islands.
According to mythology, it is said that the god Jupiter fell in love with Cynara, a beautiful blonde girl (ash-blonde), who rejected him, and to spite her, he decided to transform her into Cynara Scolymus: into an artichoke.
It is known that the Romans and Greeks already consumed it, but it was thanks to Catherine de Medici, who loved them, that during the Middle Ages she introduced it to the Italian court. Despite the belief that the artichoke was aphrodisiac and that it was not good to consume it, she continued to do so and made doctors accept it. At that time, it was very expensive and was considered food for the rich.
In America, the artichoke was introduced by the French in Louisiana and by the Spanish in California. It also spread to Chile and the Argentine Pampas.
Artichokes belong to the Asteraceae or Composite family and to the Cynara genus. They need a warm climate and are a seasonal plant (biennial and triennial). They can reach heights of 1-1.5 meters. They grow in calcareous, rich, neutral, deep, and warm soils.
The Artichoke Properties/ Health
Varieties / Season of the Artichoke
Artichoke Recipes
The artichoke only contains 40 or 50 calories and is used in many diets and in addition: The artichoke contains:
Vitamins: A, B6, Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Carbohydrates, Proteins, H. of Carbon, Magnesium, Potassium, and Sodium.
The Carbohydrates specifically transform into natural sugar or energy.
Benefits and properties.Recommended for:
Good for digestive and metabolic problems, is purifying, regulates the intestine, and strengthens the immune system.
Good for headaches.
Anti-cholesterol.
Diuretic.
Blood purifying.
Reconstituting.
Artichokesshould be planted in April or May, with the warmth, and they grow in all Mediterranean countries.
There are many varieties: the best known are: the Blanca de Tudela (Spain), the Camus from Brittany, the Espinosa Sardo in Genoa (Italy), the Small Violet from the French Provence, the Madrileña, the Romanesca, the Californian, the Green from Laon in Italy, the White in the Pyrenees...
There are 2 varieties: the green or the violet, the oval or the spherical.
In other parts of Spain, the artichokes from Castellón (Benicarló) and from the Vega Baja del Segura (Alicante) and in the Murcia garden and the Campo de Cartagena are also very rich and prized.
The artichoke is abundant in winter. The first harvest of the season is around October. Consequently, the best season is during autumn (until the first frosts in December), and in spring, (which is when the artichoke harvest ends in Mediterranean regions).
The important thing is to know how to choose it when buying it. To choose them, you should know that the tenderest ones are the ones that are closed and have very tightly packed leaves.
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