| | The Helianthus Tuberosus, or as most people know it, the Jerusalem artichoke grows naturally and it's usually thought of as a weed, but it's a great source of food. In addition to people food, it can be used feed livestock, make alcohol, or sweetener.
American Indian tribes used the Jerusalem artichoke before European settlers came here.
Because the plant looks like a sunflower, it's also called sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or the Italian name for sunflower - girasol (which which kinda sounds like Jerusalem).
They're an ugly root, but they taste pretty good. When they're cooked, they taste similar to an artichoke, and if you eat them raw, they taste like a potato but with the feel of a carrot.
I planted some this spring and dug up a couple the other day. They will still be good to eat next spring as well.
This is all the roots from a single plant.
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