Description

Native to the Mediterranean, Cardoni is a member of the artichoke family. Cardoni is distinguished by its celery-shaped stalks and soft, spiky leaves. A healthy cardoni stalk is grey-green. It is not crisp like celery, but heavy and moist. Italians like the Ratto Bros. enjoy cardoni raw, baked, stewed, deep-fried, and sautéed.

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Care and Handling

Store the cardoni head in the crisper section of a refrigerator wrapped in plastic. Because a cardoni head is so tall it may need to be cut in half crosswise to get it to fit into the refrigerator. Cardoni should last a week or so in the refrigerator. Cooked refrigerated cardoni will keep several days.