How to Eat an Artichoke Gifographic

[dwelz]

Surprisingly a lot of people dont know how to eat artichokes. Check out this nifty animated infographic I found on how to eat the leaves and the heart!
http://www.oceanmist.com/artichokes/how-to-eat-an-artichoke-gifographic/

[TylerDurden]

I once stayed with a school pal and ate the  whole artichoke since I had never come across such a plant before. He made fun of me after that.

[eveheart]

Raw artichokes? Those instructions seem to apply to cooked artichokes only. If they're raw, good luck pulling off the leaves. Can they even be eaten raw?

[goodsamaritan]

This lady says she eats artichokes RAW.... delicious.
I read that this improves bile flow and quality.
It's not native in my country but I will look it up in specialty shops.

https://youtu.be/nNSPVx5n-sg

[Apani]

In Italy it's quite normal to eat raw or boiled vegetables dipped in olive oil - "a pinzimonio". I think I do recall eating a raw artichoke this way. I'll make a trip to the organic shop and try it out.

[Apani]

Update: would believe they sell those 2,40€ each? Guess they're pretty prized.

Anyways, I first attempted to rip and eat each leaf individually, but I found it much more enjoyable to just dip the whole tip of the flower then bite it off.

Outer leaves are very fibrous, so I had to spit them out, whereas the inner ones were so soft I could just swallow them after a few bites.
I ate the head's insides just fine, while the stem was too bitter to eat.

I'd say it was worth the two and a half euros.