How to Cook and Eat an Artichoke?

Glad the artichoke thing worked out for you pgtx.

I was watching one of those celebrity chefs doing something with artichokes the other day on the TV. It did come to mind that we should have a thread on how to choke an arty cook;) Some of them are so pretentious.

I find artichoke to be a bit too rich. I once bought artichokes in olive oil with herbs and my uncultured stomach just couldn't take it. It was like giving a dog a whole black forest gateau. Cardoon is a kind of artichoke, and its young flowers can be used as a rennet substitute in cheese-making.