The short answer: The artichoke is a food, a flower, a powerful nutritional and medicinal plant, one of the first foods I used as a substitute in the keto diet, and it’s a symbol of hope and prosperity.⠀
The artichoke is an amazing food, it is actually not a vegetable, but a thistle. Artichokes are low in fat, high in fiber, and packed with vitamins and minerals like vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, phosphorus, and magnesium. They are one of the most antioxidant-rich of all the “vegetables”.⠀
Their flavor is amazing, lending itself to anything from a bright, fresh salad to a creamy, unctuous dip or aioli.⠀
They are a large, prickly plant. Growing them is sometimes more for the novelty than for a substantial yield. If left unpicked they turn into an intriguing and beautiful purple flower, the artichoke opens into a purple thistle. I have often used these fresh and dried in arrangements and decorations. (I will be growing some this year so we’ll see.)⠀
In it’s medicinal use, the artichoke or artichoke leaf, is said to lower blood sugar levels and improve digestion, heart health, and liver health.
Artichokes are an ancient plant from the Mediterranean. At their core they have a very tender heart which is protected by strong outer layers – lending themselves to deep symbolism. They represent hope and prosperity.
For me, the artichoke represents what I hope to share here… delicious, nutritious, healthy foods… beautiful flowers, decor, and design… and things that are meaningful.⠀
Do you like artichokes? What’s your favorite way to eat them? Let me know in the comments below!
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The origin of this phrase, a proverb dating from the 19th century, later simplified into an expression: “heart of artichoke, a leaf for everyone. Thus, the analogy with the artichoke comes first from the fact that the vegetable has the specificity of being eaten by detaching one by one the leaves that surround the heart. The comparison is not very difficult to make: the one who has an artichoke heart will distribute his love as easily and as generously as the leaves of an artichoke are detached one after the other.
Added to this, by extension, is a more poetic comparison. Love it or hate it, artichoke hearts are well known for their tenderness. It is the part, in the center of the plant, the most “generous”, just as in the human being the heart is the seat of the emotions. The analogy here is also quite obvious: the artichoke heart is the one who puts his emotions and sentimental palpitations at the heart of his life.
Test: are you an artichoke heart? Are you looking for love with a capital “L”? Do you fall in love as soon as you meet a man or a woman? Do you consider them from the start as the man or woman of your life? And you are often disappointed? Congratulations! You have an Artichoke heart!
If someone is said to have an “artichoke heart” then they are likely to fall in love easily. This verbal phrase, used in the figurative sense, often takes on a somewhat pejorative meaning. Indeed, a “heart of artichoke” is very sensitive, easily charmed by a trifle, who lets himself be hurt and quickly deludes himself about the feelings of the other.
To go further: The sworn enemy of artichoke hearts? As opposed to the outpourings of love and the sentimentality of the latter, the expression “heart of stone” or “heart of marble” is used to designate the one who never lets himself be reached, who feels no empathy and no emotion. The comparison is once again clear: stone and marble are two hard, cold and particularly resistant materials. It is a much older than the “artichoke heart”, insofar as there are many examples of it in the biblical texts. Witness this passage from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, which perfectly illustrates the opposition between the two characters we are talking about here:
In it’s medicinal use, the artichoke or artichoke leaf, is said to lower blood sugar levels and improve digestion, heart health, and liver health.
Artichokes are an ancient plant from the Mediterranean. At their core they have a very tender heart which is protected by strong outer layers – lending themselves to deep symbolism. They represent hope and prosperity.
Do you like artichokes? What’s your favorite way to eat them? Let me know in the comments below!
They are a large, prickly plant. Growing them is sometimes more for the novelty than for a substantial yield. If left unpicked they turn into an intriguing and beautiful purple flower, the artichoke opens into a purple thistle. I have often used these fresh and dried in arrangements and decorations. (I will be growing some this year so we’ll see.)⠀
For me, the artichoke represents what I hope to share here… delicious, nutritious, healthy foods… beautiful flowers, decor, and design… and things that are meaningful.⠀
Artichoke Meaning
FAQ
What does being an artichoke mean?
What artichokes symbolize?
Why are they called artichokes?
What is a artichoke heart?
What is artichoke noun?
Definition of artichoke noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary a round vegetable with a lot of thick green leaves. The bottom part of the leaves and the inside of the artichoke can be eaten when cooked. Topics Food c2 The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
How can one use artichoke hearts?
The artichoke heart can be used in recipes stuffed with meats, cheeses or sauces. It can also be used pickled, cooked over coals, as stuffing, in paella and with scrambled eggs.
Where did the word ‘artichoke’ come from?
Back then, the word for an artichoke–or at least its closest relative, a kind of wild artichoke that’s now called a “cardoon”–was kaktos. But the story of how that became the “artichoke” is about as thorny as they come. The ancestor of our word “artichoke” comes from the opposite side of the Mediterranean from Greece: Arab-occupied Spain.
What do artichokes symbolize?
Artichokes are an ancient plant from the Mediterranean. At their core they have a very tender heart which is protected by strong outer layers – lending themselves to deep symbolism. They represent hope and prosperity.