A vegetable that has been eaten for ages, the artichoke is a relatively unknown vegetable that provides enormous benefits.
Artichokes have many uses and can be eaten stuffed, raw, cooked and can even be made into an herbal tea. The edible part of an artichoke is the buds that form within the flower heads before the flower fully blooms.
Artichokes typically range in size from as large as softballs to as small as a golf ball when they are commonly referred to as baby artichokes.