Growing Sunchokes - That's the easy part...
Now, how to eat them! If you're into permaculture or perennial veggie gardening you've almost certainly heard of sun chokes (or Jerusalem artichokes if you prefer). In fact, you may already be growing them. In terms of quantity produced relative to effort expended sunchokes can be an incredible crop. However, a large harvest isn't enough; you must also know how to use it. Many people find domestic selections of sunchokes to be fairly palatable (unless of course they grow a less tasty cultivar with a wild piney flavor). The real challenge is figuring out how to eat them without turning one's guts into a gas factory. Wait! Don't go anywhere just yet. Keep reading. Eating sunchokes: There are three primary ways to enjoy sunchokes with endless variations in each category. 1. Raw - sunchokes make a tasty snack in the raw form. However, it's important to limit raw intake at any given time because their primary stored carbohydrate is in the form of "i