Comments on: Jerusalem Fartichokes Revisited

By: Rappahannock Cook & Kitchen Gardener » Winter Pickles: Sunroots aka Jerusalem Artichokes

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:06:54 +0000

[...] people digest them less well than others – earning the nickname of “fartichokes” by some. For us, it seems that waiting until winter is well underway to dig them (so they have had their [...]

By: DingerBell

DingerBell — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:52:10 +0000

Hank,
I love your site which I found by accident. JA’s have invaded my vegetable patch but the BEST way to cook them is to make a simple JA soup with chicken stock. It is so velvety and if you use less stock, a puree of JA is a perfect accompaniment to roast game of any kind. I live in Somerset in SW England and we are lucky here to have an abundance of game and fish so your site is very appropriate to my lifestyle. Keep it up and Happy New Year.
Chris aka Dinger

By: domestic activities with wild tubers « Eat Local Northwest

domestic activities with wild tubers « Eat Local Northwest — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:44:52 +0000

[...] And should sunchokes cause you the bloat or something equally unappealing, consider pickling like Hank [...]

By: Loo

Loo — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:48:01 +0000

what do we do with ours? throw them out.

we’ve noticed the same effect with cashews, is it the same chemical? cashews create the most noxious SBD’s I’ve ever encountered. Even our dog leaves the room.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:38:08 +0000

I tried to grow some this year- they were gifts from a friend who was fighting them off- and the deer ate every plant down to the ground. They don’t appear to be afflicted with explosive flatulence.

I like to grate them fine, mix them 50/50 with grated carrots plus a little flour, and fry them into little frittery things. They also make good gnocchi.

By: Sylvie, Rappahannock Cook & Kitchen Gardener

Sylvie, Rappahannock Cook & Kitchen Gardener — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:43:53 +0000

it’s my first year growing sunchokes – and yes I had heard about the audible side effects. I also did not realized how pretty the flowers are.

Have not tried them yet – saving them for when we have less fresh things to eat. Thanks for pickle suggestion.

Sylvie

By: NorCal Cazadora

NorCal Cazadora — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:09:17 +0000

Moderation is the key, folks.

It was the chips that did us in at the Hunter Angler Gardener Cook household. They were so good that we ate them like … chips. And then regretted it all night long.

The pickled ones are definitely worth trying. But if you like learning everything the hard way, go ahead and prepare a sunchoke feast some night when you’re all alone and you, too, can test the limits of your tolerance…

By: lanesvillelady

lanesvillelady — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:51:16 +0000

I am still giggling – what a funny blog! Those Jerusalem artichokes don’t look like any artichoke I have ever seen! They look more like ginger to me. The comments are funny too! Thanks for brightening my night!

By: adele

adele — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:40:41 +0000

I’ve seen Jerusalem artichokes at the farmers’ market. I can’t decide if your post makes me more or less likely to try them.