Venice Lagoon: A Farmhouse in Ruin by sandra46

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Feb 12, 2015

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Some of the islands and inlets dotting the Venetian Lagoon are inhabited or they were until some time ago. These are the most permanent islands, which are flooded only exceptionally, and stay on the surface of the water for centuries, even if most of them sink partly or totally under the water in the end, and Others take their place. This is an abandoned farmhouse on an island in the northern part of the lagoon. These farms usually grow vegetables, and especially artichokes. The most prized Venetian artichokes grow in gardens on the islands of the city's lagoon. The salty water of the lagoon is said to give a unique flavor to vegetables. The mineral-rich soil on the small island of Sant'Erasmo yields bright yellow artichokes called "canaries" (canarini). Gardens on the Lido at Malamocco produce artichokes that aren't as yellow and are esteemed for a more bitter flavor. Castraure, botoli, canarini - they are Venetian artichokes, fresh in the spring and prized for their bitter flavors. Castraure (in season the last half of April) are the artichoke's first, topmost, floral shoots, lopped off to "castrate" the plant. This action stimulates laterally growing artichokes that are called botoli (don't pronounce the "l") in Venetian dialect. Botoli (available in May) are smaller than castraure, but less bitter - and far less expensive, since each plant produces many botoli but only one castraure. Castraure are usually cooked in a style called scaltriti - sauteed in extra virgin olive oil until brown, then braised with garlic and water or broth, garnished with chopped parsley. Some cooks deep-fry lightly battered castraure or botoli wedges in extra-virgin olive oil. Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (40)

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brycek

1:06PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Beautiful shot!!

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claude19

1:07PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

it seems to be a very old house painted by GOYA !!! splendid capture !!!

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Radar_rad-dude

1:09PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Very nice photo and information! Thanks for sharing, Sandra.

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giulband

1:18PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Vedi cosa causa la mancanza di buon senso e cultura, e certamente sai che non è un fenomeno isolato !!!!!!!! Wonderful image !!!!!

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wysiwig

1:29PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

In California we have spent much money trying to keep seawater out of the Sacramento River Delta because it kills crops. Finding out that artichokes grow in saline soil is very interesting information. This is a wonderful image with a lovely painterly look. The light is beautiful. Thanks for the recipes, Sandra.

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Star4mation

1:42PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Super photo Sandra :)

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durleybeachbum

1:50PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Such gorgeous light! It is amazing that all that fuss is made over what for me is a rather boring food item!

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jayfar

2:00PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

This is a very lovely mage Sandra.

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allnaydi

3:08PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Beautiful capture and light - it does almost look like a painting.

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Cyve

3:33PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

THank fo these information and for this fabulous picture !!!

alanwilliams

4:53PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

a beautiful image

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eekdog

7:16PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Wow! Cooooooooool pic.

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MrsRatbag

7:47PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

And I thought artichokes were all alike; fascinating information along with this beautifully picturesque old house!

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Faemike55

9:22PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Very beautiful photo and cool information

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magnus073

9:33PM | Thu, 12 February 2015

Sandra, this is a marvelous capture of this old farmhouse in ruin. Sadly it is no longer the beautiful, thriving center of this area as it once was. Looking at the structure it is clear that who ever constructed it took great pride in it and would be hart broken to see it in this shape today. Reminds me a bit of my Grandparents farm that my family sold off years ago and the people who bought it let it go down hill. Thank you for the detailed info to help bring this one to life.

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virginiese

2:44AM | Fri, 13 February 2015

Excellent capture of the atmosphere. Thanks for the very interesting informations about artichokes. In France, the artichokes come from Bretagne ! Your recipe looks very good !

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62guy

3:06AM | Fri, 13 February 2015

You have got me drooling all over my keyboard - shame on you!!

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Jean_C

11:13AM | Fri, 13 February 2015

A very beautiful old farmhouse, superb capture in this light! And thanks for the culinary infos, miam :-)

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KatesFriend

12:27PM | Fri, 13 February 2015

Lovely how the lowering light catches this building. Very sad to see it so empty and neglected, it must have been a very active place once upon a time.

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MagikUnicorn

1:07PM | Fri, 13 February 2015

BEAUTY

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renecyberdoc

1:01AM | Sat, 14 February 2015

very pittoresque capture.

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JuliSonne

11:31AM | Sun, 15 February 2015

I wonder who lived there. So deposited. But there is a big house. Definitely a generation house (as we say) ...... by the great grandparents to grandsons. Or the accommodation of the farm workers. It is a beautiful area. I like the Feral.

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