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consider jerusalem artichokes—but with some caveats. commonly called sunchokes or sunroots, these knobby-looking tubers in the sunflower family (hence the "sun" in the name) have a thin edible skin, crisp white flesh that turns creamy after cooking, and a flavor that has been described as earthy, nutty
and is, in fact, an entirely different vegetable. it doesn't hail from jerusalem, either, but rather is native to north america, where it was a staple food of native americans, who introduced it to the pilgrims. from iron to inulin jerusalem artichokes provide about calories per cup, sliced, along with...
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