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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;!-- seo --&gt;<br /> {{#seo:<br /> |title=Chinese artichoke: Cooking Wiki<br /> |titlemode=replace<br /> |keywords=#chineseartichoke #tubers #redshiso #vegetables #rootvegetable #listoftubers #jerusalemartichoke #tuber #nutsgrainsandseeds #pickling #vegetable <br /> |hashtagrev=12032020<br /> |description=Stachys affinis, the Chinese artichoke, knotroot, artichoke betony, or crosne, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae<br /> }}<br /> &lt;!-- /seo --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:Chorogi.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chorogi - pickled Chinese artichoke]]<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Stachys affinis&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;, the &#039;&#039;&#039;Chinese artichoke&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;knotroot&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;artichoke betony&#039;&#039;&#039;, or &#039;&#039;&#039;crosne&#039;&#039;&#039;, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae. Although its edible [[tuber]] can be grown as a [[root vegetable]], it is a rare sight in the garden. From a cultivation standpoint this is rather odd &amp;mdash; the plant is easy to grow, requiring neither staking nor earthing-up. The reason that it is so unpopular is the nature of the [[tubers]] &amp;mdash; small, convoluted and indented, so that it is the cook rather than the gardener or the family who finds this vegetable frustrating. The thin skin is of whitish-brown or ivory-white. The flesh underneath, under proper cultivation, is white and tender.<br /> <br /> The flavour of the [[tubers]] is delicate and delicious — they can be treated as [[jerusalem artichoke]]s in cooking. It is used as a [[vegetable]], in salad compositions, but more so as a garnish.<br /> <br /> In China, the Chinese artichoke is used primarily for [[pickling]]. Its tuber is a part of Osechi cooked for celebrating Japanese New Year. Dyed red by leaves of [[red shiso]] it is called &#039;&#039;&#039;Chorogi&#039;&#039;&#039; after it has been [[pickled]].<br /> <br /> [[:Category:Chinese ingredients (supplier)|Specialist Chinese wholesalers]] are one place you will be able to buy Chinese artichokes.<br /> ==See also==<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;There is a very comprehensive [[List of tubers|list of corms and tubers here]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> {{CategoryLineIngredients}}<br /> [[Category:Ingredients]]<br /> [[Category:Nuts grains and seeds]]<br /> [[Category:Vegetables]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- footer hashtags --&gt;&lt;code &#039;hashtagrev:12032020&#039;&gt;[[Special:Search/chineseartichoke|#chineseartichoke]] [[Special:Search/tubers|#tubers]] [[Special:Search/redshiso|#redshiso]] [[Special:Search/vegetables|#vegetables]] [[Special:Search/rootvegetable|#rootvegetable]] [[Special:Search/listoftubers|#listoftubers]] [[Special:Search/jerusalemartichoke|#jerusalemartichoke]] [[Special:Search/tuber|#tuber]] [[Special:Search/nutsgrainsandseeds|#nutsgrainsandseeds]] [[Special:Search/pickling|#pickling]] [[Special:Search/vegetable|#vegetable]] <br /> &lt;/code&gt;&lt;!-- /footer hashtags --&gt;</div>

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