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Eithieus
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December 5, 2014 - 7:42 pm

has anyone tryed yacon and if so can you try and describe the taste and what you do with it. thanks

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John S
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December 9, 2014 - 5:59 pm

Yacon tastes like a sweet version of jerusalem artichoke or large celery without the strings. It's supposed to be a really good plant for fighting diabetes and helping your gut microbiome. It's easy to grow but you have to protect it most winters. I think you can eat the leaves too. We would pack it in moist sawdust for the coldest part of the year. It's like dahlias and related I believe.
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December 10, 2014 - 11:01 am

[quote="John S":3ovp8750] It's supposed to be a really good plant for fighting diabetes and helping your gut microbiome. [/quote:3ovp8750]
If it is anything like J. Artichokes, that is codespeak for highly flatulence generating! <!-- sEmbarassed --><img decoding="async" src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt="Embarassed" title="Embarassed" /><!-- sEmbarassed -->

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quokka
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December 10, 2014 - 5:02 pm

[quote="plumfun":1qw3oije][quote="John S":1qw3oije] It's supposed to be a really good plant for fighting diabetes and helping your gut microbiome. [/quote:1qw3oije]
If it is anything like J. Artichokes, that is codespeak for highly flatulence generating! <!-- sEmbarassed --><img decoding="async" src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt="Embarassed" title="Embarassed" /><!-- sEmbarassed -->[/quote:1qw3oije]

It hasn't compared on that front (very little can) but then again have only eaten in small quantities.

Eithieus, I'd use it any way you'd use jicama. Raw on salad or veggie platters.

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John S
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December 13, 2014 - 9:59 pm

I have been growing J. artichokes and I'm going to ferment them this year. I make sauerkraut regularly. I imagine yacon would be good for that but less necessary. I'm going to see if that changes anything. And if not, the more you toot the better you feel.
John S
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