Cardon - Cardon (English spelling)

Japanese: カルドン - かるどん(英語表記)cardon
Cardon - Cardon (English spelling)

A perennial plant of the Asteraceae family (APG classification: Asteraceae). Native to Southern Europe. It is said to be the prototype of the artichoke. The leaves have many thorns similar to thistles and grow to a height of 1.5 to 2 meters. The flowers are reddish purple. Seeds are sown in April, and from around October, the leaf stalks before they bolt are wrapped in straw and blanched for about half a month, and then used as a vegetable. Another method is to blanch the plant by piling up soil from spring. In Italy, the thalasso is also edible. It has spread to America and has become wild, but it is not cultivated or used in Japan.

[Hoshikawa Kiyochika February 18, 2022]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

キク科(APG分類:キク科)の多年草。南ヨーロッパ原産。アーティチョークの原型といわれる。アザミに似て葉には多くの刺(とげ)があり、高さ1.5~2メートル。花は赤紫色。4月に播種(はしゅ)し、10月ごろから、とう立ちする前の葉柄を藁(わら)で縛り包んで、半月ほどかけて軟白化し、野菜とする。春から土寄せして軟白化する方法も行われる。イタリアでは花托(かたく)も食用とする。アメリカにも伝わって野生化しているが、日本での栽培、利用はない。

[星川清親 2022年2月18日]

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