The delicate crisp flesh of fried artichoke after cooking in olive oil, before sprinkling with salt, provides a summer treat to look forward to.

Like broccoli, it is the flower bud that is eaten. Pick or buy the buds when they are the size of a tennis ball.

They are a good way of enjoying a small harvest with friends and family by serving as an appetiser or side dish. A flavoursome alternative to potato chips.