Jerusalem Artichoke...........

.........also called sun root or sunchoke.

The name Jerusalem Artichoke is a misnomer: the plant is not related to the artichoke, though the sunchoke's flavour may be reminiscent of the artichoke. The plant is also not from Jerusalem: the name is probably derived from the Italian name for a sunflower, girasole, which means turning to the sun.

We were given some tubers a few years ago to plant, but this is the first time they have grown to this stage, so maybe we will at last be able to make a recommended soup with them.