Artichoke

Artichokes (specifically, globe artichokes, Cynara scolymus) are a type of vegetable native to Earth. This plant is served as food in Human cooking.

In 2269, Commander Spock noted that the Father Machine looked like a cross of an artichoke and a spiral staircase the size of an office building. (TOS novel: World Without End)

Nyota Uhura and Jabilo M'Benga attended a Starfleet celebration of Christmas shortly after the USS Enterprise's five-year mission ended, and one of the foods M'Benga chose from the buffet was a salad with smoked artichokes. (TOS novel: Traitor Winds)

Artichokes were served in Sisko's Creole Kitchen. (DS9 episode: "Paradise Lost")

External links[]

• Artichoke article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Artichoke article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.