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Artichoke of el Prat

el Prat de Llobregat, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona

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Artichoke of el Prat

Curiosity · el Prat de Llobregat, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona

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The carxofa del Prat is a Catalan artichoke variety native to the Llobregat delta, whose cultivation has been documented without interruption since the 16th century, above all in the municipalities of El Prat and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. It has been exported to Europe since 1919, although after the Civil War the market became mainly Catalan. The mild climate, with the wind coming down the Llobregat and the sea breezes, together with a slightly saline alluvial soil, make it fresh, intense and not very bitter. It is grown from November to April on 359 hectares of the Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat, with an annual production of close to six million kilos, 75% of which is sold at Mercabarna, where it accounts for 40% of all the artichoke sold there.

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