Recipe File: Grilled Artichokes

August 15, 2005 D. H. McKee

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Although widely consumed in Mediterranean cultures, artichokes are often avoided elsewhere in the world. Nevertheless, artichokes are simple to cook, fun to eat, and provide many important nutrients (several different minerals, vitamin C, and dietary fiber). An excellent way to prepare artichokes is to steam them, but in this article, I’ll also discuss one of my favorite appetizers: grilled artichokes.
An artichoke is the bud of a thistle plant with seemingly inedible thorny “leaves” (properly called bracts) protecting a mass of tough (and often sharp) florets. Artichokes (more properly known as Globe artichokes or French artichokes) have no relation to Jerusalem artichokes or Chinese artichokes (both of which are tubers consumed as root vegetables).
Cooking For Engineers – Recipe File: Grilled Artichokes

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