Artichoke of Tinos

Small, tight, tasty, delicious Tinian artichokes grown in Komi valleyOf Exombourge, and of the six hundred thousand pieces of annual production, most is absorbed in the market of Athens. For artichoke of Tinos In recent years, some serious efforts have been made to make it known in the rest of Greece - one of them is the feast of artichokes in Komi.

In the picturesque square of the beautiful village, under the big plane trees, in the presence of locals and thousands of visitors, the special characteristics of the local artichoke are presented every year. In the following food and drink are consumed, according to the custom, around ten thousand artichokes cooked in various versions:

• omelette with artichokes, local potatoes and lard
• pasticcio with artichokes
• artichokes stuffed with minced meat
• sponge with artichokes, leek, grated carrot, manouri
• breaded artichokes
• artichokes artichokes
• artichokes with peas or broad beans
• batter artichokes
• goat with artichokes and yogurt
• lamb with artichokes egg-lemon
• artichokes with cod
• artichokes with octopus

Finally, the artichokes are pickled and kept all year round in brine, vinegar or oil.

Of all the recipes you can find at Teno, the one that drives me crazy is the artichoke pie made from a series of thin slices of bread, with successive layers of artichokes and local grated cheese, mixed with onion, thyme, pepper, salt and a layer of béchamel on top!