These lovely little roots are invasive and tastey, our favorite variety of food. Why have weeds when you could have a flowering and food producing crop with the same effort?
An odd name since they are neither from Jerusalem, nor an artichoke. Properly named they are Helianthus tuberosus. They are a gift from the Native American Tribes that found there way to our little island.
Jerusalem artichokes have 650 mg potassium per 150g serving. They are also high in iron, and contain 10-12% of the daily fiber, niacin, thiamine, phosphorus and copper. Potent little guys sucking the nutrition from our volcanic soil and making it available to us, as we are not fans of eating the soil directly.
