It’s also way more artichoke to food ratio, considering most of that artichoke isn’t even edible.
About 75% of that artichoke was edible, but yes, some of the outer petals weren’t worth eating.
Dip the petals in drawn butter & scrape the “meat” & butter off with your teeth.
It is more artichoke than necessary, so I typically save the heart & petals I didn’t eat to make dip.
I’ll have to give that a try the next time I get my hands on some artichokes for a reasonable price.
How do you cook it, just steamed?