Send Your Loved One These Incredible, Edible Hearts Photos: Edible Hearts of the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms

Forget those candy conversation hearts. This Valentine's Day, send your loved one some real heart. There are tons of options, even for the vegetarians.

If you’ve had more than a couple hamburgers in your life, chances are you’ve

Or if you're feeling adventurous, there's lamb hearts. In Nose to Tail Eating, his excellent primer on all things offal, Chef Fergus Henderson recommends stuffing them with onions, garlic, sag

Anatomical experts will tell you these are not really hearts because they don’t circulate blood, but the dense, white cores of lettuces, especially Romaine, are called hearts. Iceberg lettuce appears to be all heart, but no one says that.

Lettuce is part of the same plant family as Globe artichokes, but an artichoke’s heart refers to the immature flower bud (technically its receptacle), rather than the leaves themselves.

And forget what cardiologists say, these hearts will

Enough with the bitter greens. How about some duck hearts on toast? Or try them with sp