"artichoke drink" news and stories

I was grocery shopping yesterday, and I couldn't get my eyes off of cute mini artichokes from California. Ah, the gorgeous produce from California! I bought these artichokes and stuffed them with a marjoram stuffing. I'm a fan of the entire artichoke - the leaves and the heart.

Artichoke hearts taste delicious plain or thrown into a salad. They can also make the perfect braised chicken dish. In Italy, artichoke hearts are mixed with olive oil and transformed into an exquisite spread that's often applied to pizza. Besides stuffing the flower, you can also deep fry it. Or, you can simply go for steamed artichokes with an aioli dip.

Not only are artichokes eaten, but they are also used in drinks. In Vietnam, they're made into an herbal tea. And, in Italy the Italian bitter apéritif liqueur Cynar has artichoke as its primary flavor.

Below are 8 different artichoke recipes:

1. Chicken with Artichoke Hearts
2. Cream of Artichoke Soup
3. Artichoke Dip
4. Arugula and Baby Artichoke Salad
5. Fried Artichokes
6. Artichoke and Smoked Tuna Tart
7. Steamed Artichokes with Herb-Caper Mayonnaise
8. Falsone's Roasted Artichoke-Stuffed Artichokes

What are your favorite artichoke dishes?

The newly launched artichoke drink with the odd name - Security Feel Better - has been banned in France. The government has taken the decision as it could encourage drinking and driving. The producers marketed the drink with the unique selling proposition that it disperses alcohol from the blood up to six times faster than normal.

But these claims have not been clinically proven. In trials carried out by the producers, a man who drank a whiskey followed by a whole bottle of wine and a liqueur gave a reading of 187mg before taking Security Feel Better, but 80mg only 40 minutes later. French supermarket Auchan unilaterally discontinued sales after carrying out its own tests, but the product is on sale in other supermarkets and is being exported to Korea, Germany and Switzerland. American and – possibly – UK launches are planned.

The drink is a natural product based on plant extracts. The key ingredients include artichokes, which, according to the manufacturers, can stimulate liver renewal. Artichokes, they say, are also a treatment for indigestion, alcoholism, cirrhosis, jaundice and other complications of liver damage.

The company website still has the product for sale. A box of 10 bottles 30 ml cost 27.50 €- French VAT included.

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