Cardoon - The Wild Artichoke

They're supposedly one of the world's oldest foods. They were first harvested by people in the Middle East. The point of the elder claimed that it could cure baldness, strengthen the stomach, freshen the breath, and increase conception of boys. When it was brought to Europe and during the Renaissance, apparently it was frowned upon because people thought it was very scandalous for some reason.

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