RecipeMuncher

Ever heard of Yacón? Neither had I until a few weeks ago. Farmers market supplier, Jacques Neukom had a display of what looked like potatoes, or maybe a new strain of Jerusalem artichoke, it was hard to tell. As it turns out, they were tubers that grow high in the Andes Mountains of Peru and are distantly related to sunflowers. Botanically named Smallanthus sonchifolius, Yacón has a taste that’s a bit like a crunchy sunchoke or a water chestnut, with a wonderfully juicy sweetness. It c (...)