Carciofo d'ogni mese

17:25 Dec 15, 2014 

are always available.. keep it to the letter. Buon lavoro

17:16 Dec 15, 2014 

I understand that. But this same term is used to describe other vegetables, and not just artichokes. Using "di ogni mese" to describe strawberries from Nemi means it must also mean something different besides "Catanese variety of artichoke." See what I mean?

17:15 Dec 15, 2014 

"carciofo di Tarquinia" [variety, hybridazation of 1+2]: incrocio di carciofo romanesco [1. variety - I ate them today] e carciofo d'ogni mese [2. variety] o di Provenza [variety] " . I interpret that each of them is a variety of artichoke.

17:00 Dec 15, 2014 

Mine. "Di ogni mese" can't specifically refer to artichokes within my context because it's used within this document for a variety of fruits and vegetables.

16:59 Dec 15, 2014 

Which document are you referring to? mine or yours? Because in my opinion 'd'ogni mese' refers explicitely to artichokes. In both docs it is written" il carciofo di ogni mese", as a variety of artichoke.

14:14 Dec 15, 2014 

I'm not sure I'm convinced. "Di ogni mese" is used in this document to describe all manner of fruits and vegetables, not just those which have plants that can be "spinosi" or not, and certainly not just artichokes.

13:58 Dec 15, 2014 

la varietà catanese è il rappresentate più tipico, poiché ha (probabilmente) tutte le caratteristiche delle varietà elencate (non spinoso, Taranto, Mola e 'd'ogni mese). I think that by translating to the letter 'd'ogni mese' you are doing fro sure nothing wrong, because is a general definition. You might think to put variety from Catania in parenthesis or simply adding a NdT.

13:14 Dec 15, 2014 

Are you sure about that? I think you're wrong because the document uses "di ogni mese" for various fruits and vegetables from all parts of Italy, not just Catania. Unless "di ogni mese" is a name specifically for a Catanese artichoke AND a general description for other produce as well.

11:19 Dec 15, 2014 

this expression can be use with any kind of vegetables and fruits, NEMI and strawberries have nothing to do with this context... namely artichoke. In this case they are referring to a variety of artichocke from Catania, as explained below.

21:39 Dec 14, 2014 

I think there's another thing thrown in the wrench! I can tell from a further document within this job that it is not a variety from Catania. Further on they mention the "fragolina di Nemi" and under local names and synonyms there is: "Fragola rifiorente; fragola delle quattro stagioni; fragola d'ogni mese." Nemi is in the province of Rome--definitely not Sicily! I think we are getting closer if we go more in the direction of perennial vs. annual.

15:10 Dec 14, 2014 

Annual varieties include Green Globe and Imperial Star. To add to the confusion, the annual types can be overwintered if you live in warm climates just like the perennials. The term “annual” really refers to the heads forming in the first year, not that the plant only lives one year. http://www.gardeningblog.net/how-to-grow/artichokes/

14:10 Dec 14, 2014 

@phil: cf. lettuce - http://www.seedaholic.com/lettuce-all-year-round.html

22:00 Dec 12, 2014 

That's very helpful. "Di Ogni Mese" still sounds like an odd name for a variety - it sounds more like a description, and is often spelled with lower-case initial letters.
Based on Maria Cristina's reference, I'd translate it as "Catanese, also known as Violetto di Sicilia", and maybe put a translator's note saying "This variety goes under a large number of different names, including Di Ogni Mese, but these are two of the most common".

17:18 Dec 12, 2014 

http://www.ortaggipugliesi.it/index.php?aid=122
Spesso si tratta di sinonimi che la stessa varietà ha assunto nelle diverse aree di coltivazione. Il “Catanese” o “Violetto di Sicilia”, che è il tipo di carciofo più coltivato in Italia meridionale è chiamato anche “Gagliardo”, “Niscemese”, “Carciofo di Sicilia”, “Siracusano”, “Carciofo di Lentini”, “Carciofo violetto del Val di Noto”, “Liscio di Sicilia”, “Di ogni mese”, “Liscio sardo”, “Locale di Sibari”, “Violetto del Salento”, “Nostrano di Brindisi”, “Violetto di Brindisi”, “Brindisino”, “Locale di Ostuni”, “Locale di Mola”, “Precoce di Mola”, ”Baresano”, “Violetto di S. Ferdinando”, “Nostrano di Ortanova”, “Violetto precocissimo di Foggia”, “Violetto di Puglia”, ecc.

16:24 Dec 12, 2014 

That's what I'm having trouble with as well. It could be Violet de Provence OR another variety altogether. Italian food experts... where are you? :D

16:23 Dec 12, 2014 

Year-round?
"Di Provenza" appears to be "Violet de Provence", but I'm not clear whether "o" means it's two varieties, or two names for the same variety.