Clearing some of our gardens to do a winter planting, we pulled out some tall plants we were wondering what they were...seems they are Jerusalem Artichokes. Have yet to find anything palatable to do with them.
Jerusalem Artichokes.
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Those things spread like the weed they are. Even the smallest piece of tuber left in the ground will erupt next spring. Ask me how I know.
Slice them up raw and put them in salads.
Slice them up raw and put them in salads.
I planted a tuber last year but i like them for the flowers.
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Silk, those roots almost look like ginger.
My folks planted them, we ate them. Bland, sorta like a cross between water chestnuts and potatoes. Sliced in a stir fry or raw in salads. Easy to grow was main feature.
They also go by the name, Jerusalem [censored]-a-choke. The vegetable is made of a carbohydrate called inulin instead of the tuber's typical starch, and inulin has an Ex-Lax-like effect on the human digestive system—we can't digest it naturally, so our gut bacteria go to town.
Looks like ginger to me
wemay
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Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Silk, those roots almost look like ginger.
First thing that came to my mind...
Silk, those roots almost look like ginger.
First thing that came to my mind...
Originally Posted by wemay
Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Silk, those roots almost look like ginger.
First thing that came to my mind...
+1
Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Silk, those roots almost look like ginger.
First thing that came to my mind...
+1
nice find! internet search says, they actually originated in the usa and are a good to eat. enjoy
Not enjoying yet, have yet to find a way to make them palatable.
