[Deb asked for this. Blame her!]
Before the sixteenth century, women were forbidden to eat artichokes because of their supposed aphrodisiac qualities. Then, men actually thought about the implications of that.
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The artichoke was named the Official Vegetable of Monterrey County in California, replacing the guy who’d been in a coma there since 1993.
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One artichoke has more fiber than a cup of prunes; but, then again, so does a ball of yarn.
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Artichokes are the vegetables with the highest antioxidant count so KEEP YOUR ARTICHOKES AND OXIDANTS IN DIFFERENT CONTAINERS!!!
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If you are allergic to marigolds, you may also be allergic to artichokes; but, if you’ve been eating marigolds, you probably aren’t long for this world, anyway…
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One of Marilyn Monroe’s early honors was Artichoke Queen of Castroville, California. Artichoke Queen was mostly an honorary title; however, she did have the job of opening the first session of Artichoke Parliament.
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The Spanish and French brought the artichoke to America in the 1800s. The artichoke was drunk and in his underwear as this was a bachelor party prank.
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In Vietnam, artichoke leaves are brewed as a tea… just in case you needed ANOTHER reason not to go there.
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In Italy, artichokes are used in the production of beer. They are also a hangover cure. Kind of like stuffing lasagna with Maalox.
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Artichokes are known by many other names such as “Scotch Thistle”, “Vegetable Rennet” and “That ugly vegetable that is way too much trouble to eat”.
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That’s really funny. I think artichoke tea would be a winner at dinner 😂
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Does it count as a serving of vegetables?
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I’m counting it 😃
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Artichoke beer? I must research this strange phenomenon..
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I’m looking forward to seeing what you find.
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Barbuto…. Of 33 reviews, 32 rated it “unique”. No surprise there. I’m curious enough to order this.
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“Unique” is a pretty loaded term for anything you have to put into your mouth…
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Wow … and I thought everyone stuffed lasagna with Maalox.
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Seems like a no-brainer, doesn’t it…?
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Now you got me wondering if I’m the only one who does that.
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It tastes like chalk and looks like the blood that came out of the robots in the Alien movies…
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I’ll take the ball of yarn thanks. Tastes better, and their aphrodisiacal qualities are better too, if used properly.
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Ah! The Dirty Knitter’s technique! Be sure and wear gloves…
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I Love Artichokes! What interesting facts.
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I like the hearts but eating the flesh off of the leaves is kind of wretched…
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They’re like the unholy offspring of Brussels sprouts and pinecones.
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That is a perfect description, Chelsea!
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I learned so much! Now I’m hungry for chicken bacon artichoke pizza from papa murphies, and it’s not even 7:30am!
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There are never enough artichoke hearts on an artichoke pizza.
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Ok, but the one(s) you might get is/are truly worth it ☺️
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