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ARTICHOKES FROM TUDELA
What is Artichoke from Tudela?
Artichoke is one of the vegetables which gastronomist love the most. It is appreciated because its digestive, diuretic, anti-rheumatic properties. Pharmacologists consider it very useful to fight against cholesterol, arteriosclerosis and hepatic and renal diseases. It contains potassium, vitamins B1, B2, C and Cynarin
Artichokes from Tudela
Traditionally artichokes from Tudela are recognised because of its special flavour and shape, which is very different from those from other areas.To avoid consumers obtain a low quality product, in 1999 the IGP (Indication Geographic Protected) was set up to differ Artichokes from Tudela from others.
In this way, the associated to the IGP must follow strict rules which regulate the quantity, ways of growing, production area and the only variety it can be sow: Blanca de Navarra (Cynara scolymus, L). At the same time, the IGP establishes the way we can preserve the artichokes. They control not only the growing (which must be traditional), but also the factories, documents and it does exhaustive and different analysis of the product.
“Artichoke from Tudela”, the variety Blanca de Navarra, has a special rounder shape, and its leaves can’t put together to close the central whole. Its taste is lightly bitter, juicy and it leaves a fresh taste when we bite it.
Conserved "Artichokes from Tudela" keep their own taste and their natural pH, the same as fresh artichokes. In order to make quite sure, we can't use any substance to change their acidity.
“Artichokes from Tudela” can be preserved in jar, but they are always distinguished with the logotype which identify them like Denominación de Origen.
We only preserve the best artichokes, so we trust on the guarantee that IGP gives us. That is the reason because our consumers know about the top quality of our artichokes (hearts and halves), and they are distinguished with the logotype which identify them like Denominación de Origen.
Some pieces of information
- the substance which gives the bitter taste is the cynarine . It stimulates the digestion of fats.
- to avoid artichokes turn black (because the oxidation of vitamin C) you can spray them with lemon juice.
- when we cook them, their vitamins pass to the water, so the best thing to do is to use a little quantity of water to boil them.