Assertion: cardoon | /r/HasProperty | blanched
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In the garden, blanching means that parts of the plant are mounded with soil or otherwise covered to inhibit chlorophyll production; this makes the plant more tender and often less bitter, Today, cardoons are generally blanched by surrounding the stalks with hay, soil, newspaper or floating row cover for at least a month.
text: Cardoon is usually blanched to improve the flavor and tenderness.
text: Cardoon must be blanched before it can be eaten.