Spanish oyster thistle

Scolymus hispanicus

vegetable

The white midribs of the leaves, stripped of their spines, cooked with eggs or stewed in Cádiz and Seville.

Origin

Mediterranean

Season (United States)

February to April

Preparation

Spines removed one by one: that is all the work.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Once famine food, tagarninas now fetch a high price in Andalusian markets.