flitterbit > wrote:
> Vilco wrote:
> > Don Martinich wrote:
>
> >> Cardo, sometimes called chard, is a plant in the thistle family as is
> >> 'cardoni'. �Swiss chard is a variety of beet. I think it's 'bieta' or
> >> 'bietola' in Italian.
>
> > True, and it is, in fact, kind of bitter. Hereabouts it's commonly used,
> > alone or along with spinach, to prepare filling for tortelli and cannelloni.
> > Usually the filling includes ricotta, grated parmigiano reggiano and eggs /
> > egg yolks, and maybe some breadcrumbs if it is not firm enough.
>
> That sounds really good; I'll file it as something to try down the road!

Cardone is related to artichoke but Cardone has no relation whatsoever
to beets/chard.


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