While we are aware that Mexican cuisine handles tomatoes differently from Italian—that vegetables differ across cultures in their preparation—we are frequently less aware of the histories that have brought vegetables to us. Bloch-Dano begins with the artichoke, domesticated in Roman times from wild thistles.
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