[Sca-cooks] Roman sauces

[Decker, Terry D.]

Cardoons are Cynara cardunculus.  Artichokes (globe artichokes) are Cynara
scolymus.  These are related Mediterranean thistles whose heads are eaten.
IIRC, the immature head of C. scolymus is the preferred artichoke.

Jerusalem artichokes are Helianthus tuberosus.  They are a New World plant
of the sunflower family unrelated to true artichokes.  The tubers are eaten.

Bear

> mem.morman at oracle.com writes:
>
> << Artichokes with Eggs
>  (why does Vehling call them Cardoons?) and Carrots with Cumin. >>
>
> Cardoons are a member of the artichoke family. Most people
> just don't like
> using the highly fiberous, and very prickly cardoon, so a lot
> of the recipes
> got changed to using Jerusalem artichokes or globes when they
> became more
> widely available.
>
> Finnehbir