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Paccheri pasta, cooked artichoke (see recipe) cut into thin slices, sausage

Tips
Remember that there are many varieties of commercially available artichoke (about a hundred worldwide): choose the one that is most to your taste!
Trivia
The artichoke was already well known in ancient Egypt: it then spread to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, finally gaining a place of honour in the culinary traditions of many countries.