Regrow Your Veggies by Melissa Raupach & Felix Lill

Author:Melissa Raupach & Felix Lill [Raupach, Melissa & Lill, Felix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
Published: 2020-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE

Don’t be surprised if you have never heard of this root vegetable. Even I first learned about this tasty tuber just a few years ago.

Although Jerusalem artichoke isn’t known very well, it has a wide range of varieties. Some, like the “white truffel” variant, are considered delicacies. Whether you’re a gormet foodie or not, everyone should give this root vegetable a try!

The Jerusalem artichoke is native to eastern North America and Central America. The plant likely spread over time from Mexicao northward. The indigenous people were cultivating it long before Columbus had even thought about becoming an explorer. Jerusalem artichoke came to Europe by way of France in the 17th century. They called the unknown vegetable “Indian potato” at the time. Coincidentally, Indians from the Tupinambá tribe were visiting at the time. And this is how it came to be called topinambour. There are other names for this root vegetable as well. In places it is called “earth apple” or “earth pear.” The name “Jerusalem artichoke” likely has to do with its artichoke-like taste. Botanically speaking, however, this plant belongs to the daisy family.

A very special aspect of the Jerusalem artichoke is its leaves. They look very much like sunflowers—and that’s no coincidence. Sunflowers and Jerusalem artichokes are in fact related; they come from the same plant family.

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