Crosnes
Started by Wilfrid, May 03 2011 11:55 AM
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 11:55 AM
Are these crosnes? Bigger than I've seen before with bright orange flesh like a sweet potato.
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 11:56 AM
I bet they're not. Am I being stupid?
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 12:34 PM
they are not. They are sunchokes/jersualem artichokes/topinambour. Similar uses, total different plants.I bet they're not. Am I being stupid?
Why not mayo?
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 12:35 PM
They look like Jerusalem artichokes.
eta: sorry cross-posted
eta: sorry cross-posted
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 12:39 PM
crosnes:
Why not mayo?
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 12:56 PM
They look like turmeric.
I never said that
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 01:46 PM
(emphasis added to note clue that people missed)Are these crosnes? Bigger than I've seen before with bright orange flesh like a sweet potato.
Ding! We have a winner.They look like turmeric.
At least, that's what the turmeric root I've bought looked like.
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 01:48 PM
wilf where did you buy them?
ETA: When he cut them open wouldn't it be quite clear its tumeric?
ETA: When he cut them open wouldn't it be quite clear its tumeric?
Why not mayo?
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 01:57 PM
Oh, that is interesting. I bet the color is gorgeous when they're cut open.
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 03:44 PM
You shouldn't have let on. I would love to have known the reaction if Wilfrid had cooked and eaten them as if they were crosnes.
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 04:33 PM
You shouldn't have let on. I would love to have known the reaction if Wilfrid had cooked and eaten them as if they were crosnes.
I thought about that too, but I wouldn't want to be responsible for his velvet jacket getting stained while he's peeling them.
I never said that
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 04:38 PM
Very orange/yellow flesh. I did wonder if they were sunchokes. And ha, ha, I did chop one up and sautee it and try to eat it. That's when I realized I needed help.
Turmeric is what they are:
And at least I am not going mad, as I am sure I've never used fresh turmeric before. Grate it, like horsradish? Good for arthritis, anyway.
Turmeric is what they are:
And at least I am not going mad, as I am sure I've never used fresh turmeric before. Grate it, like horsradish? Good for arthritis, anyway.
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 04:44 PM
And the prevention of cancer, I think.
It was not a new dish, as I recognised my tooth marks. Wilfrid
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 04:47 PM
Use whole in stews/curries, no need to grate, just take it out before serving as biting into them is unpleasant.
They also bring world peace.
They also bring world peace.
I never said that
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Posted 03 May 2011 - 04:53 PM
I can confirm that biting into them is unpleasant. Same reaction, for me, as Szichuan peppers - numbness in mouth.
BTW, world peace would be nice, but right now I wish someone would bring lunch.
BTW, world peace would be nice, but right now I wish someone would bring lunch.
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