How To Eat Artichokes

The vegetable that requires a guide on what to do with it once it's on your plate. So, here's the skinny on how to eat an artichoke.

Pull off one of the outermost leaves. Dip the white, fleshy base of the leaf in your dipping sauce.
Place the leaf in your mouth, base first. Make sure the inner side of the leaf is against your tongue. Scrape the flesh off using your bottom teeth.
When you reach the leaves with the purple tips, the lighter part is edible. The fuzzy or hairy part is the choke, cut out and discard. Enjoy the remaining flesh, the artichoke heart.