We've served Artichokes 4 times in the last week. I like to use the pressure cooker to cook. They cook up much faster. I throw a couple cloves of garlic in there and some salt and sometime some lemon.
We serve with garlic butter. We have also served a garlic butter with chopped fresh basil and maybe a little lemon as well.
I don't really care for the marinated artichoke hearts.
They grow them around here and my daughter got a whole bag full of them from her Uncle in law who's neighbor worked an artichoke field.
As far as taste, you mostly taste what you are cooking or dipping them into.