crosnes

Also known as Japanese artichokes, Chinese artichokes, knotroot and Chorogi, CROSNES are an heirloom member of the mint family. But there's no familial resemblance. First cultivated in France outside Paris, near Crosne, these unusually shaped edible tubers were very popular in Europe from their introduction in the 1880s until the 1920s. CROSNES are still cultivated in Europe but we now have California-grown Crosnes!

CROSNES are eaten raw (their flavor when raw is somewhere between a potato and jicama with a distinct nuttiness), in salads, or stir fried, boiled, in or on soups, gratineed, as a side dish or garnish.


just another new find at the farmer's market. luckily the interested that Laura and I had in these little treats was enough for the vender to give a free handful to sample as he was certain we'd return for more once we cooked with them... let me just say, he was right.