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seed-of-january In reply to tatums56 [2009-10-06 19:02:24 +0000 UTC]

thank you
yeah before they bloom they are really tasty *nomnom

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tatums56 In reply to seed-of-january [2009-10-07 16:43:19 +0000 UTC]

yea they kinda remind me of bull thisle

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seed-of-january In reply to tatums56 [2009-10-07 17:38:44 +0000 UTC]

yeah you're right

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seed-of-january In reply to claudiamm37 [2009-10-06 17:13:08 +0000 UTC]

oi wild growing artichokes that must be a beutiful picture when they're all blooming
they taste delicious, I love to dip them too or put them on pizza

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Athalour In reply to claudiamm37 [2009-10-05 19:06:02 +0000 UTC]

Now you're making me hungry!

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-10-05 14:50:15 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much
you meant you only knew the canned ones?
artichokes are harvested before the bloom - it's like with basil or chive: beautiful flower, but the herbs lost flavour
when the artichoke starts to bloom it isn't edible anymore, just beautiful decoration

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-10-05 19:05:47 +0000 UTC]

We usually get them in a bottle, yep I've never actually cooked them from fresh - is it difficult?

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-10-07 18:10:18 +0000 UTC]

no it's quite easy, like boiling eggs
it's like with salade: you take away the outer leaves - those which are limp or dry and you cut the tips of remaining leaves 'cause they have spikes
then you boil them in salted water
the heart of the artichoke is that what you buy in glasses or cans and you can eat the whole of it, the outer leaves which are still hard of structure you pull from the artichoke, dip into melted butter or mayonaise and just bite of the first third which was attachted to the artichoke, it's a bit laborious (nothing if you're starving) but tasty *nomnom it's like an appetizer
gee that was hard to explain lots of unknown terms

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-10-11 14:59:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you - that makes sense!
I've now got the biggest craving for artichokes...

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-10-11 15:17:43 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome


Is there a chance you could buy some fresh artichokes?

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-10-11 19:53:56 +0000 UTC]

I might be able to find some at the market - there's a huge organic veg section I'll have a look next time I'm there

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-10-12 21:38:29 +0000 UTC]

good luck I hope you'll find some

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-10-16 14:30:11 +0000 UTC]

No luck at the market, but hogret says one of our grocery stores has them occasionally. I'll keep looking.

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-10-27 14:34:42 +0000 UTC]

maybe they are out of season at present, you're having summer after all and artichokes are best in autumn
good luck and keep looking they're worth it

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-10-29 18:49:33 +0000 UTC]

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