Trivia: What state grows almost 100% of America’s artichokes?
California
Hawaii
Nebraska
Texas
The correct answer is California
So why is this answer correct? : Italy might be the artichoke capital of the world, but the United States still grows plenty. Almost 100% of America’s artichokes are grown in California, with 80% harvested in coastal Monterey County. Though culinarily classified as a vegetable, artichokes are actually vegetable flowers, picked before the immature bud has time to bloom.