Ember Roasted Artichokes, Neapolitan Style
THESE EMBER ROASTED ARTICHOKES are one of the great pleasures of the spring season in the Campania region. They are a signature dish of Pasquetta (little Easter), the Italian holiday that is celebrated on the Monday following Easter Sunday, which typically involves an outing to the country with family and friends, a pleasurable meal in an causal setting, and a barbecue.
They also typically show up to brighten tables when families gather together for the traditional Sunday feast meals. Or else, they can always be found roasting away at roadside stands in the villages beneath the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, in case you’d like to stop and buy some directly from the local farmers or their friends (the real masters of this preparation).
