They respond to many different cooking methods, and can also be eaten raw. But this certainly depends on the age of the artichoke, and whether it has yet developed that prickly indigestible choke. For full size green globe artichokes, boil until fully tender, when the base yields to a small sharp knife. Then pull the leaves off one by one and savor their soft bases dipped in vinaigrette or melted butter.
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