Violetto di Sicilia example
- Characteristics
- Spineless cultivar described in CNR research
Sicilian artichoke
Sicilian artichokes are grown for their unopened flower heads, with both spineless and spiny local cultivar examples.
- Edible crop
- Unopened flower heads
- Region
- Sicily
- Cultivar distinction
- Spineless and spiny examples
Types and forms
Violetto Spinoso di Palermo example
- Characteristics
- Spiny cultivar described in CNR research
Try it in the kitchen
Steam larger heads until tender, then eat the fleshy scale bases and heart. Serve the cooked edible portions with olive oil and lemon beside a dish of white beans.
Ask for type and growing origin
Ask which Sicilian type you are buying and where it was grown. The regional description of Spinoso di Menfi identifies a particular local growing area, while CNR research documents other cultivar distinctions; no one example defines every Sicilian artichoke.
