The Jerusalem artichoke — also called sunchoke and sunroot — is a fascinating and beneficial plant. What makes this humble tuber a star?

I had never actually heard of this plant before 🤯

The Wikipedia page has some more interesting details.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    9 months ago

    Also known as the “fartichoke” because improperly cooked Jerusalems are a bullet train to Gas City.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
      2·
      9 months ago

      Yeah I can only eat them in small quantities for this reason. Great plant otherwise though. It will grow almost anywhere.

    • Sludgehammer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Well that’d be great in a emergency situation, just hook a pipe up and you’ve got near infinite fuel for a generator.