On 11/24/2010 12:22 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:15:45 -0800 (PST), >
> wrote:
>
>> Ever use them? I had never heard of them until the other day when my
>> husband brought some home.
>>
>> It looks like celery, but tastes totally different. The interwebs say
>> they taste like artichokes. Not quite in my opinion.
>>
> The cardoon plants I've seen *look* like artichokes, Tracy.
> http://plantdatabase.co.nz/Cardoon
> http://www.friendsschoolplantsale.co...3/cardoon1.jpg
> I have no idea what they taste like. I don't know which part of the
> plant to eat or how to cook it.
>


Interesting. This is what I had:

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Diction...oons-5628.aspx

-Tracy