If you look at the stem of an artichoke you will see a ring, with tough green bark (for want of a better term) surrounding a paler green heart.The bark is not good to eat, and you should remove it with a paring knife, leaving the heart of the stem, which is good to eat.ere we were going to need sliced artichokes, and trimmed the stem of the artichoke leaving about an inch (2.5 cm) below the petals.
Si is the short form for Silicon and silicon is not a metal. Si is the short form for Silicon and silicon is not a metal.
Antimony si a semimetallic chemical element which can exist in two forms: the metallic form is bright, silvery, hard and brittle; the non metallic form is a grey powder. Antimony is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, it is stable in dry air and is not attacked by dilute acids or alkalis.