The artichoke flower is as beautiful as sapphire, it is also a valuable vegetable, usually how to eat better?

1. The artichoke, also known as the vegetable artichoke, has large and beautiful flowers.

It is reported that the artichoke, also known as the artichoke, Asteraceae artichoke perennial herb, native to the Mediterranean region, Western Europe is cultivated, often used as a vegetable. Some people also call it artichoke, French lily, lotus lily and so on.

Recently I was in the corner of a street, I saw an artichoke in bloom, it's a stout stem at the top of a very large purple disk, like a large rose purple sunflower, very bright, especially the disk above the dense purple filaments, the overall look of the brightly colored like sapphire as beautiful.

Below the filaments, there are many like tiles arranged like, dense, many thick pieces of the tray, a flower tray is like a lot of Buddha's seat lotus, to give people a holy flawed thinking.

2. The artichoke is a valuable vegetable and its nutritional value is superior.

The artichoke is native to the Mediterranean region, and was discovered and planted by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago, and then brought to Europe by French and Spanish explorers, where it is commonly grown as if it were Chinese cabbage. According to the price of artichoke I checked on Taobao, it is usually more than thirty dollars a pound, which is more than ten times more expensive than ordinary vegetables. Artichoke is a valuable vegetable, legend has it that the Western high society by observing a woman know how to eat artichokes, eat elegantly or not to judge whether it is the ideal daughter-in-law, and some people even say that eating artichokes will be able to enter the European high society.

It is said that the main edible part of the artichoke is the fat bracts of the flower buds, as well as the fleshy receptacle, which can be boiled, sautéed, fried, eaten raw or mixed into pasta, etc., with a unique flavor and superior nutritional value. It contains thistle, asparagine and flavonoids and other substances, is a high nutritional value of valuable health care vegetables, known as the "king of vegetables", often eaten with the protection of the liver and kidneys, enhance liver detoxification, promote digestion, improve blood circulation, prevent atherosclerosis, cardiovascular protection effect.

3. Since artichokes are expensive, how do you eat them?

The artichoke is a famous vegetable, the price is expensive, although I am not blessed, so far I have not tasted this delicious food, but according to a number of suggestions, the way to cook with steaming, not only easy, the taste is also quite good.

First, for example, peel and slice the garlic. Then tear away a few leaves from the bottom of the vegetable artichoke and sandwich the garlic slices between the others. Place fresh lemon slices at the bottom of the artichoke and tie the artichoke and lemon slices together with thin twine. This is said to season the artichokes and prevent them from burning. Mix the seasonings, such as salt, coriander, etc., and olive oil, and fry them in a pan for a while before adding the artichokes. Add four to five times as much water as oil, cover the pan again and steam the artichokes. Once steamed, the artichokes turn from a fresh green color to a cooked yellow-green color and are ready to be served on a plate.

It is said that in general Italian cuisine, it is common to eat only the buds of the artichoke, but in fact, its leaves can also be eaten, but not as delicious as its buds.