Definitions
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- noun the
Jerusalem artichoke
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The sunchoke is the nonfibrous, plump tuber of a North American sunflower Helianthus tuberosus, whose traditional and obscure name is “Jerusalem artichoke.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The sunchoke is the nonfibrous, plump tuber of a North American sunflower Helianthus tuberosus, whose traditional and obscure name is “Jerusalem artichoke.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Agnolottis are similar to tortellini; a sunchoke is a root reminiscent of a potato.
The Seattle Times 2009
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The duck noodle soup (Muscovy duck, roasted peppers, $15) and the decadent lobster noodles (lobster, cod, sunchoke, hen of the woods mushrooms, $19) have been popular "mainstream" items so far, Mr. Bogner said.
Oodles of Noodles 2010
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Mimi Ritzen Crawford for The Wall Street Journal Lobster noodles (lobster, cod, sunchoke and hen of the woods).
Oodles of Noodles 2010
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The first course stole my heart: delicate grilled grouper atop a velvety sunchoke puree, with a drizzle of green olive tapenade.
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Eats of the Pacific Northwest Big Girls 2011
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The first course stole my heart: delicate grilled grouper atop a velvety sunchoke puree, with a drizzle of green olive tapenade.
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Eats of the Pacific Northwest Big Girls 2011
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Prop Styling by DSM MEAT AND TWO VEG | Steak seasoned with kosher salt and lemon is joined by silky greens and a creamy sunchoke puré.
Skirt Steak With Spinach and Jerusalem Artichoke Smash Kitty Greenwald 2011
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The first course stole my heart: delicate grilled grouper atop a velvety sunchoke puree, with a drizzle of green olive tapenade.
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Eats of the Pacific Northwest Big Girls 2011
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The first course stole my heart: delicate grilled grouper atop a velvety sunchoke puree, with a drizzle of green olive tapenade.
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Eats of the Pacific Northwest Big Girls 2011
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~ Jerusalem artichoke is a tuberous-rooted perennial (Helianthus tuberosus) of the family Asteraceae (aster aster).
~ Native to North America, where it was early cultivated by the indigenous inhabitants.
~ In this context, the name Jerusalem is a corruption of girasole turning toward the sun, the Italian name for sunflower, or for any plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae (aster family).
~ The edible tubers are somewhat potatolike, but the carbohydrate present is inulin rather than starch, and the flavor resembles that of artichokes.
~ Jerusalem artichoke is more favored as a food plant in Europe (where it was introduced in 1616) and China than in North America, where it is most frequently grown as stock feed.
~ The inulin is valuable also as a source of fructose for diabetics.
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia®
January 19, 2009