Seasonal delicacy – earthen pear

Seasonal delicacy - earthen pear

Jerusalem artichoke or earthen pear is becoming increasingly popular in our latitudes. Although initially this sunflower plant was traditional for Italy, where it was cultivated in large quantities. We tend to treat Jerusalem artichoke more like a weed. Meanwhile, its fruits deserve close attention.

First of all, it's delicious! And secondly, the earthen pear is rich in the basic mineral elements necessary for humans, especially potassium. In addition, in its raw form, this vegetable contains the enzyme inulase and a large amount of inulin, making Jerusalem artichoke tubers very useful for patients with diabetes.

In addition to eating the vegetable raw, it can also be used for boiling (it can even replace ordinary potatoes in soup, making the first dish more dietary), and for frying. Jerusalem artichoke juice is very useful. Especially mixed with carrot. By the way, when preparing juice, it is not recommended to remove the skin from the tubers. It and under it contain iron, silicon and other useful trace elements.