let's speak vegetable!

[benjam]

hi everyone!
how do you translate the word 'cardon' from french to english? it's a kind of beet with a very peticular strong taste.
thank you for your time
benj

 

[Moon Palace]

Welcome to the forum, benjam !
Interesting question, and before doing some research, I would have said it didn't exist in English as even in France this vegetable people from Lyon enjoy eating is not universally known.
But it seems to be 'cardoon'. See here.

 

[catay]

Your question piqued my interest as I hadn't heard of this vegetable before. Like Moon Palace, "cardoon" (Cynara cardunculus) is what I found as well.
http://www.victoryseeds.com/catalog/vegetable/artichoke/artichoke.html

 

[benjam]

ok thanks , so let's cook a cardoon's gratin !

 

[wildan1]

ok thanks , so let's cook a cardoon's gratin !

a cardoon gratin (no 's)