Cardone is a Special Vegetable
Cardone, also called cardoon, is a vegetable that looks like celery, needs cooking before eating and is considered a delicacy at Christmas time. When I saw the sign in the window at the Italian market , I had to ask the owner about “ Cardone ” ( sound out car - DOAN - a ) . He head to a large composition board box by the door that was make full with vegetables that look like enceinte Bunche of overgrown cultivated celery ....