He came from America
Well known to North American Indians for whom it symbolizes peace, it entered Europe in the 17th century in the holds of the French ships of Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer to whom we owe the founding of Quebec and Montreal. The French find the plant very decorative and it has an enormous quality: it reproduces easily. Quality little appreciated by the Swiss today, who wage war on the wild Jerusalem artichokes that grow along the rivers and damage the banks. The plant coming from America and being shown at the same time as the Topinamba Indians of Brazil, thousands of kms from Canada, the French of the time ended up confusing the two and the Topinamba Indians of Brazil ended up giving their name to the plant of canada.
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One of the rare vegetables not requisitioned during the last war
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If Jerusalem artichokes were eaten so much during the war, it was because, hated by the Germans, the plant was not part of the looting of the occupier, unlike potatoes for example. So we cooked Jerusalem artichokes rather than potatoes, and we obviously ended up getting bored before being disgusted.
On the health side: Jerusalem artichoke is good for transit
Cooked Jerusalem artichokes are very good with chicken or veal, au gratin, and especially mashed. On the health side, the Jerusalem artichoke is rich in iron, potassium and phosphorus, and it is especially very rich in fiber which facilitates intestinal transit. Cooking is done with a few ingredients like scallops, but above all it is done with the heart