idun Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Just read the little article by Michel Roux on this page and he mentioned this veg. Did I misread, or did he imply that it was not eaten much these days?Certainly where I lived, there was always a great fuss about a gratin aux cardons, and it was always delicious. So in SE France in the Alpine valleys, it is eaten still.How about the rest of France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I don't think it is very popular on the other side of the Rhone valley.I have never seen it offered in a restaurant.It only rarely turns up on the market.I have see it growing in someone's garden - 12km away. They seem to be the only people around who can be bothered and it does seem to be rather hard work with having to tie up and wrap the stems to blanche them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 In the North of France it is quite popular as it is in Luxembourg in the season.I used to grow it in my garden in England but it was a bit too successful and took over everything. It was very prone to blackfly and nightmare to get rid of . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJay Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 My neighbour at the allotments here in Herault grows it. Huge things looking like thistles and eventually producing cardobelles on top which are then dried and fixed to front doors of houses, presumably for good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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