THE artichokes they are one of the most tasty and versatile winter vegetables: they can be fried, stewed or stuffed. Each region has a long list of recipes of which they are the protagonists. They can be served as a side dish or, together with pasta or other vegetables, as a single dish.

Rich in mineral salts such as sodium, potassium and calcium, they also contain a good dose of vitamin C, B and K, useful in the prevention of osteoporosis. They have diuretic properties and the caffeic acid derivatives they contain, guarantee antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects.

In the tutorial all the information to clean them. Then, blanched in boiling acidulated water, cooled and dried, they can be frozen. To taste them at any time of the year.

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