Are artichokes common where you live?

[textbookcase]

For eating, no necessarily growing them. My stepdad and I are debating, lol. He is from Boston but has lived here in California since like the 70s. He thinks people on the east coast don't eat artichokes at all. I think people eat them regularly everywhere and he's crazy. WHO IS RIGHT?

[eb777888]

I'm from CA, live in TX and we've always eaten them! My mom (in CA) used to serve them whole and we'd dip them in butter when we were kids.

[hisno1girl]

The only way I eat artichoke is in spinach/artichoke dip.

[papie]

i love them but rarely prepare them at home.

[Deleted]

East coasters do eat artichokes. stuffed artichokes are an Italian staple. Every holiday.

[juliachild]

Midwest chiming in. Yes we have artichokes here.

[Alwaysabridesmaidf]

In on the east coast and have only had a whole artichoke once. Otherwise I've had it in spinach and artichoke dip. It doesn't seem particularly common here

[Jalapeñomel]

I've bought them in every grocery store and/or eaten them every where I have lived, so that's east, south, west, and Midwest. So he's crazy.

[snipsnsnails]

I'm married to an Italian-American. Ha. We eat artichokes allllll the time.

[iamgrace]

Ontario Canadian chiming in. I can buy them any time of year, in any way, and have grown them.

[lucky513]

I make them a lot
I'm in CA

[rachers]

I make them often. We're in AR.

[livinitup]

Common in the Northeast? No, not really.

[jinkies]

Only common in dips in my (admittedly limited) circle in the northeast.

I'm sure they are probably available if I went looking for them. I just don't think they are an everyday sort of vegetable the same way that broccoli or even brussel sprouts are.

[gummybear]

I live in PA and we've always had artichokes. My mom makes them steamed and we dip the leaves in butter and scrape off the meat with our teeth. And the heart, OMG, yum. One her her favorite stories is me throwing a tantrum in the ACME produce aisle when I was 3 because I wanted them, and I'm 39 now, so we've had them for a while

[karinothing]

I see them on menus more in AZ than I do here in DC. I also see them more in stores in AZ than I do in DC/VA

[funfetti]

Chiming in from NYC and only eat artichokes on pizza from Artichoke pizza.

[dragon's breath]

PNW... my mom would cook them growing up (dipped in mayo, I wasn't a huge fan). I was at a farmer's market recently when I realized I'd never cooked them for my son (they aren't cheap like they were when I was little!) Bought a couple and he liked them (used garlic aioli to dip the leave in). I put them on my grocery list for this week since they're on sale.

[cville]

People on the east coast eat artichokes. A lot.

[clairedunphy]

Pretty common. Very common in restaurant menus, I cook with them. They are often in salads here.
ETA: Missouri

[moolarkey]

It's available in restaurants and people might serve an artichoke dip at parties but it's not something regularly eaten here. Central Ohio here.

[okla]

I just steamed some whole artichokes and ate them with mayo/balsamic with dinner. In Oklahoma.

But I didn't realize artichokes existed outside of the creamy dip until I was 25, so.

[tacokick]

We do but they are pretty expensive even in season. Like $2 a piece. (Mid-Atlantic)

[Deleted]

NYC girl here (well, a few months ago I moved to NC).  In NYC we ate lots of artichokes.  I also grew up in a very Italian-American neighborhood and stuffed artichokes are a staple.  I tend to use artichoke hearts in my artichoke-containing dishes.

[Deleted]

I  (heart)  Artichokes 

[notoriousmeg]

We eat them in NJ. MH is Italian-American, and he grew up having them on holidays. We make them at home occassionally but get them out a lot.

[mrsukyankee]

East Coast person (lived there until 30s) - used to have artichoke dip regularly and even had it whole on occasion (love pulling and dipping into butter).

[isabel]

Colorado. They're readily available fresh and canned here. I've never made them myself, but we eat canned ones in various things.

[nicbreeful]

Sept 1, 2016 20:51:40 GMT -5 funfetti said:

Chiming in from NYC and only eat artichokes on pizza from Artichoke pizza.

Best pizza ever.

Well, almost.

Anyway, I cook them every other week or so here (NYC). I've never not seen them in the store.

[nicbreeful]

Sept 2, 2016 2:51:38 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

East Coast person (lived there until 30s) - used to have artichoke dip regularly and even had it whole on occasion (love pulling and dipping into butter).

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I love butter but have you tried it with a spicy mayo?? Omg, so good.

I think I'm gonna make some when I get home tonight.