How Do You Eat A Boiled Artichoke?
Sometimes a food presents itself on your plate and you have no idea how to eat it. The boiled artichoke sometimes falls into this category. With its green leaves, the artichoke asks to be plucked and eaten whole. But there’s a strategy for eating a boiled artichoke. Be careful in handling a cooked artichoke, as it may be very hot on your plate. Wait until it is a little bit cooler to the touch, then pull out one leaf. Examine the leaf. You’ll see that at the bottom, at the edge that was connected to the artichoke, a half-moon of softer skin. That is the part you eat–not the entire leaf. If you like melted butter, this is the time to dip the leaf into it. Put the meaty edge of the leaf in your mouth and scrape it along your front teeth. This should scrape off the meaty part of the leaf. Do not bite. Do not eat the entire leaf. The rest of the leaf is stringy and stiff and not very tasty. Discard the leaf and move on to another. Once you’ve finished all the leaves, you should be left wi
