It Safe Menu Planner FoodFit Profile Search for healthy and delicious recipes by type of food, season, meal, etc. Our guide to winter fruits and vegetables is the source for what's in season now. It's hard to believe that this delicacy grows like a weed in Sicily.
Artichokes are part of the thistle family and are actually the flower bud of the plant.
In the United States, most of the crop is grown in California. Lucky for artichoke fans, they have two seasons, early spring and late fall. Artichokes are a clever first course because they are among the few foods, oysters are another, that actually stimulate the appetite. Once you get over the hump of just how to eat these unusual-looking vegetables, there's no going back. How to Eat Them Baby artichokes can be eaten whole, choke and all.