Random aside

[averygoodun42]

Does anyone else find artichokes sweet? Like, really, really sweet?

How about swiss chard? Tomatoes?

Comments

[theodicy.livejournal.com]

A really good tomato is so deep and complex and sweet that it feels like a tiny mouth-gasm.

Amen.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Yes, they are. My husband violently disagrees, but his opinion doesn'tcount on this.

[maddyriddle.livejournal.com]

Good tomatoes are sweet. The crap ones I bought taste like nothing at all and need lots of salt on them to be edibles at all.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Yes, they do have to be good. Most aren't.

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

Artichokes are totally sweet! Oh, you mean flavorwise? They're kind of nice and meaty for me, not exactly sweet. Tomatoes can be, I've managed to avoid swiss chard my entire life, so I don't know about that.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Ah. See, to me artichokes are sweet both in flavor and in being.

I highly recommend chard, although the red or rainbow varieties are way better than white.

[cecelle.livejournal.com]

Red or yellow chard sauteed in olive oil with garlic, salt, pepper, and a dash of balsamic vinegar is a little bit of heaven, I think!

[alienor77310.livejournal.com]

Artichokes have a definite sweet flavour for me. Not Swiss chard. Depends for the tomatoes.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Okay. I'm not the only one for artichokes! Well, I know my dad also has a similar take, but I meant outside the family.

[darth-kittius.livejournal.com]

Artichokes - it depends on how they're prepared. They can be really sweet. Or really bitter. But hopefully they're neithe rof those.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Just plainly steamed in lightly salted water is how I find them the sweetest.