0 Hi Antonia, 02br 02br 00Artichoke bottom is what we in England call artichoke heart. Yes - it's the bit in the middle 02br 02br 00picture: 02br 02br 05000 0240hrefhttp://uk.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=artichoke+bottom&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv1-&fl=0&x=wrt
0 I think there might be a slight difference between artichoke hearts & bottoms: 02br 00the heart is indeed the tender center of the artichoke, you can eat it in salad with a vinaigrette, for example, but the bottom is the kind of small saucer that's left once you have eaten all the leaves. You can serve it gratiné, or in salad, etc... 0-
0 You'll find artichoke bottoms here: 02br 05000 02br 02br 00that's not the same as the hearts... 0240hrefhttp://images.google.fr/images?q=artichoke+bottom&hl=fr&lr=&start=20&sa=N