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Written by Thomas Arildsen on 2025-01-27 at 18:58

[#]jerusalemartichoke is a nice winter vegetable. When pretty much everything else in my garden is cold, wet and dead, I can go and dig up these big ol’ root crops and cook a nice warm soup 😋

I think Jerusalem artichoke is a weird term. I have no idea what they have to do with Jerusalem. They seem to have absolutely nothing to do with artichokes. The part of artichokes we eat is a flower, but these are roots, so completely opposite parts of their respective plants 🤷🏻‍♂️

In Danish: jordskokker.

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Written by PernilleMsarup on 2025-01-27 at 20:03

@arildsen artichokes also contain inulin, I forgot where the Jerusalem came in.

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Written by Peter Hald on 2025-01-27 at 20:12

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"Jerusalem" seems to have a weird origin with very little to do with Jerusalem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke#Etymology

(I grow and like them too, but they are a bit gassy)

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Written by PernilleMsarup on 2025-01-27 at 20:40

@arildsen @PeterHald here the voles must be farting a lot! Can’t be nice under ground.

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Written by Thomas Arildsen on 2025-01-27 at 22:42

@PeterHald @pms interesting origin of the name. It sounds plausible.

I’ve actually never noticed its gassy effect. I’ll see if it appears 😅

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Written by Peter Hald on 2025-01-28 at 05:41

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I guess it depends on the gut microbiota, but they are famous (even infamous) for the gassy effects.

John Goodyer: “which way soever they be dressed and eaten, they stir and cause a filthy loathsome stinking wind within the body, thereby causing the belly to be pained and tormented, and are a meat more fit for swine than men.”

John is a bit harsh IMHO.

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Written by Thomas Arildsen on 2025-01-28 at 08:14

@PeterHald @pms oh yeah, sure enough 💨

I guess I just never put two and two together before 😅

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Written by PernilleMsarup on 2025-01-28 at 08:30

@arildsen @PeterHald on the upside they make vine taste odd because of the lingering sweetness of inulin. I still like them, and will continue to try to grow them even if they get eaten before I get to them.

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Written by Konrad Hinsen on 2025-01-28 at 15:24

@arildsen It's the taste that has some similarity with artichokes.

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Written by Thomas Arildsen on 2025-01-28 at 16:35

@khinsen ah yes, there is some similarity

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