Last weekend at the Rialto market in Venice I was surprised to see how many types of artichokes there were to be had. Spiky, spherical, large, small, Venetian, and Roman, each just begging to be grilled, braised, or fried. We don’t get such a wide variety down here in Rome where the carciofo romanesco is king. I found these carciofini (small artichokes) particularly appealing.
Davy the Fat Boy
March 19th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
The St. Erasmo artichokes in Venice are fabulous. We try to visit Venice in late May to see the Vogalonga (anything goes boat race) and to eat St. Erasmo artichokes.
http://www.carciofosanterasmo.it/
http://www.vogalonga.com/eng/index_ing.asp
Katie
March 19th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
oooh those are good! i had some at anice stellato in cannaregio. check out the photo here.