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Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts are members if the Brassica family and therefor kin to broccoli and cabbage. They do, indeed, resemble miniature cabbage. They are hardy and slow growing winter vegetable.
Fresh Green Garlic
Grown in California, regarded as a spring delicacy, fresh green garlic are very young garlic before they begin to form bulbils or cloves.
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Seasons/Availability
Locally grown in California, Artichokes are produced and available year round but more than half of the crop is harvested between March and May. Fall crops peak in October.
Current Facts
A perennial thistle and member of the Aster family, the artichoke is cultivated for its unripe head. The heads (which will eventually produce thistled-flowers ) grow upward and outward from several offset branching round, thick stems with large furry serrated leaves.
Description/Taste
The classic green globe, often referred to simply as the globe, ranges in size from three to five inches in diameter. Its shape varies from rounded to conical from season to season. As its name suggests, its scale-like leaves produce short, tiny needle-like thorns which are more prominent in the summer and less developed in the winter; regardless of season, they are inedible even when cooked. The globe has a rich buttery tasting heart and bottom with a dense layer of nutty meaty flesh at the base of the petals and stem.
Applications
For the optimum artichoke, select the heaviest artichokes that have a tight core and thick stems, which is a sign of a big heart. if you squeeze the artichoke and it squeaks, it is fresh.
Geography/History
The Latin word for artichoke "cinara" is derived from ash, a nourishing fertilizer that produced quality artichokes. Italian immigrants are credited with bringing the artichoke to America in the early nineteenth century. The plants were, in fact, originally planted in California in the same region in which they still flourish.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Artichokes With Thorns. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Locally grown in California, Artichokes are produced and available year round but more than half of the crop is harvested between March and May. Fall crops peak in October.
Current Facts
A perennial thistle and member of the Aster family, the artichoke is cultivated for its unripe head. The heads (which will eventually produce thistled-flowers ) grow upward and outward from several offset branching round, thick stems with large furry serrated leaves.
Description/Taste
The classic green globe, often referred to simply as the globe, ranges in size from three to five inches in diameter. Its shape varies from rounded to conical from season to season. As its name suggests, its scale-like leaves produce short, tiny needle-like thorns which are more prominent in the summer and less developed in the winter; regardless of season, they are inedible even when cooked. The globe has a rich buttery tasting heart and bottom with a dense layer of nutty meaty flesh at the base of the petals and stem.
Applications
For the optimum artichoke, select the heaviest artichokes that have a tight core and thick stems, which is a sign of a big heart. if you squeeze the artichoke and it squeaks, it is fresh.
Geography/History
The Latin word for artichoke "cinara" is derived from ash, a nourishing fertilizer that produced quality artichokes. Italian immigrants are credited with bringing the artichoke to America in the early nineteenth century. The plants were, in fact, originally planted in California in the same region in which they still flourish.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Boat House Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-0155 |
| Cowboy Star | San Diego CA | 619-450-5880 |
| Cucina Urbana | San Diego CA | 619-239-2222 |
| Caffe Calabria Coffee Roasting Company | San Diego CA | 619-683-7787 |
| Bernard'O Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-487-7171 |
| Peohes | Coronado CA | 619-437-4474 |
| Toast Enoteca Cucina | San Diego CA | 619-269-4342 |
| Tom Hams Light House | San Diego CA | 619-291-9110 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Artichokes With Thorns. One
is easiest, three is harder.
