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Jerusalem artichoke

noun

Edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke.

Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers. Synonyms: girasol, Helianthus tuberosus, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower.

Sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips. Synonym: sunchoke.

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"Jerusalem artichoke" Quotes from Famous Books

... part of a French Artichoke is the base of the scales and the bottom of the artichoke. The Jerusalem artichoke is a genuine tuber something like a potato. They are differently treated in preparation for cooking, but are cooked similarly. To prepare a French artichoke for boiling, pull off the outer leaves, cut the stalks close to the bottom, wash well ...

— Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) - How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs • Anonymous

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— The International Jewish Cook Book • Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

... the Sunflower before expanding be boiled, and eaten with butter, vinegar and pepper, after the manner of serving the Jerusalem Artichoke, they are exceeding pleasant meat, surpassing the artichoke moreover in provoking the desiderium veneris. The Chinese make their finest yellow dye from the Sunflower, which they worship because resembling ...

— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie

... Beet. Carrot. Chervil, Turnip-rooted. Chinese Potato, or Japanese Yam. Chufa, or Earth Almond. German Rampion. Jerusalem Artichoke. Kohl Rabi. Oxalis, Tuberous. Oxalis, Deppe's. Parsnip. Potato. Radish. Rampion. Swede or Ruta-baga Turnip. Salsify, or Oyster Plant. Scolymus. Scorzonera. Skirret. Sweet Potato. Tuberous-rooted Chickling ...

— The Field and Garden Vegetables of America • Fearing Burr

... and the core; it is as white as snow, and somewhat of the consistence of new bread: it must be roasted before it is eaten, being first divided into three or four parts. Its taste is insipid, with a slight sweetness somewhat resembling that of the crumb of wheaten bread mixed with a Jerusalem artichoke. ...

— A Voyage to the South Sea • William Bligh