Eating Artichokes: This is How it Works

Preparing artichokes for eating – this is important to remember

The artichoke is good for our health and also tastes quite good if you prepare it properly. A little instruction is actually necessary for the vegetables. But once you get the hang of it, eating the artichoke is no longer a problem.

• Before eating the vegetables, the plan is to cook the artichoke. Artichokes are one of the vegetables that are inedible when raw.
• First, remove the stalk of the vegetable. Place the artichoke on the edge of the table with the stalk hanging over it. Hold the artichoke firmly with one hand and the stem with the other hand. Grasp the stalk high enough to touch the bottom of the artichoke with your hand. Then snap off the stalk with a sharp downward tug. If the handle has not come off completely, carefully twist it out.
• Take a large saucepan that the vegetables will fit in and boil water. Then clean the food under running water.
• Once the water is boiling, add some salt and the artichoke. It takes about 45 to 50 minutes for the vegetables to cook. The artichoke is edible when the leaves peel off easily.
• Tip: Artichokes are usually served with one or more dips. In another post, you will find a delicious recipe for an artichoke dip.

Artichokes – this is how the vegetable is eaten

If you have the cooked artichoke on the plate in front of you, the vegetable may seem a bit unapproachable at first. But don’t worry, basically eating the artichoke is quite simple.

• First, the individual sheets are peeled off from the outside inwards. Only the fleshy, lower part of the leaves is eaten. After peeling off the leaf, dip the bottom portion in the dip.
• This is how you work your way into the heart of the vegetable, leaf by leaf. Once you’ve plucked off all the thick leaves, you’ll come across the artichoke’s delicate, purple heart leaves.
• Grasp the dome-shaped piled heart leaves at the top and pull the hood down. The heart leaves are part of the tasty part of the artichoke, but the best comes last.
• Only the so-called hay stands between you and the really delicate part of the artichoke. Using a spoon or fork, gently push the inedible top in the center so that it separates from the rim. You can then lift off and discard this inedible part of the artichoke. Alternatively, gently scrape off the part with a spoon.
• Now the bottom of the artichoke, the heart, is exposed and can be eaten. This part is definitely the tastiest.