Monday 31 October 2016

Jerusalem artichokes in autumn

Jerusalem artichoke flowers sunchoke flowers

As relatives of sunflowers, you can see why Jerusalem artichokes are called 'sunchokes' in the US.

We are trying a batch in the garden. By mistake, I pulled out a root. The choke was tiny, scarcely bigger in girth and length of my little finger. They need more time. Zia told me to cut off the flower heads:
 'Too much energy is going into those and you need it all in the tubers'. 
I shoved the untidy but cheery blossoms into a vase. 

This is a perennial plant that originally comes from the New World, cultivated by native Americans. It isn't as starchy as it tastes, containing inulin. This is a good food for diabetics. The problem is the resulting wind, but if combined with cumin seeds, say in a soup or roasted with olive oil, that should help with the 'fartichokes'. 


Jerusalem artichoke flowers sunchoke flowers
Jerusalem artichoke flowers sunchoke flowers
Jerusalem artichoke flowers sunchoke flowers



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