I’ll hazard a guess that they are sunchokes (jerusalem artichokes) Helianthus tuberosum.
whatever_meh
If you ask on a vegetable forum, you will get vegetable answers. Why do you suspect it is a vegatable, instead of a flower, for example?
Comfortable-Way3646
They almost look like Chinese artichokes, but they’re not as curved. Jerusalem artichokes are a bit stockier and have a different skin appearance
JC_otr
If not Jerusalem artichokes, they could be salsify. An utterly pointless vegetable that we’ve struggled to grow for 2 years, only to discover it tastes of almost nothing.
purplemarkersniffer
They don’t really have the stoutness of a sunchoke. Could it be burdock root? Is there an Asian or eastern influence from the gifter? Depending on your area you won’t see burdock and if it’s commercially grown and a certain variety like in the Asian super markets it won’t look like this. A small grower may get something like this
muffinmania
Could they be salsify? They look too slim to be Jerusalem artichokes to me. If they ‘bleed’ some sorr of latex when you cut into them, my guess is salsify / scorzonera.
divoxx
Maybe some type of Yuca or Cassava?
Turbulent_Bother4701
Looks like not so well grown yucca roots.
Huge-Lunch-3683
They are cassavas pretty common in latam and Africa
GenericWomanFigure
Salsify?
silhouetteeeee
Could be skirret?
Tapingdrywallsucks
Oyster root/black salsify?
Extension_Musician17
They have lines. It’s giving sunchokes.
TraumRaum
Burdock?
prettyiron
Skirret?
senticosus
Yacon or Dahlias?
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mLeysen
To me this looks like “Helianthus strumosus”.
Species of sunflower with edible roots.
Chemical_Group4288
Cut into one or snap a little piece off, if it bleeds white then this is salsify
firewings42
Could be skirret it’s a old root vegetable. Don’t know why anyone would randomly send them tho
Hour-Combination-627
Totally look like smaller Canna lily bulbs
wkomorow
They look like horse radish to me. Clean on and cut a bit off. You will know instantly if it is a horse radish, at least your nose and eyes will. Wear gloves and do not touch your face. If it is horse radish, it is an irritatent., so be careful
Hour-Combination-627
*besides Canna bulbs, they remind me of Dahlia tubers .
Defiant-Tackle-0728
Looks like Salsify.
It can be eaten uncooked but better boiled and used in stews or mashed with potatoes.
Scrape a little of the skin off and it should taste somewhere between Asparagus and Oyster
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Bella_Lunatic
Salsify.
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eyeisyomomma
Looks like yuca. (Cassava)
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If it’s white inside it could be cassava, if it’s mild yellow it could be ginger and if it’s an intense yellow it could be curcuma.
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Pewpewkitty
Could be ginger or tumeric
Current_Tune5421
Besides, the seeds and flowers of scorcenere are great
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My vote is burdock!
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Arrowroot?
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Alarmed-Excuse6032
Why wouldn’t the gifter tell you what it was. If it’s cassava like someone suggested you have to process it a certain way or it can be toxic.
sylviaca
Were they planted by someone or grown wild? Just curious where you got or found them.
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SvengeAnOsloDentist
This is very clearly a rhizome (ie, a modified underground stem), not a true root, so I don’t know why people are suggesting things like salsify, horseradish, skirret, cassava, or sweet potatoes. For those suggesting ginger, at least that’s the right part of the plant, but it also doesn’t look anything like this.
This is definitely a sunflower tuber of some kind. It’s most likely Helianthus tuberosus (ie, Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke) and just a variety that’s less knobbly than the ones people are used to, but it could be any number of other Helianthus species that have edible rhizomes.
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If you scrape it is it fragrant?
I think they’re jeruselum artichokes.
They look like sunchokes or a relative of them.
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Or salsify
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I’ll hazard a guess that they are sunchokes (jerusalem artichokes) Helianthus tuberosum.
If you ask on a vegetable forum, you will get vegetable answers. Why do you suspect it is a vegatable, instead of a flower, for example?
They almost look like Chinese artichokes, but they’re not as curved. Jerusalem artichokes are a bit stockier and have a different skin appearance
If not Jerusalem artichokes, they could be salsify. An utterly pointless vegetable that we’ve struggled to grow for 2 years, only to discover it tastes of almost nothing.
They don’t really have the stoutness of a sunchoke. Could it be burdock root? Is there an Asian or eastern influence from the gifter? Depending on your area you won’t see burdock and if it’s commercially grown and a certain variety like in the Asian super markets it won’t look like this. A small grower may get something like this
Could they be salsify? They look too slim to be Jerusalem artichokes to me. If they ‘bleed’ some sorr of latex when you cut into them, my guess is salsify / scorzonera.
Maybe some type of Yuca or Cassava?
Looks like not so well grown yucca roots.
They are cassavas pretty common in latam and Africa
Salsify?
Could be skirret?
Oyster root/black salsify?
They have lines. It’s giving sunchokes.
Burdock?
Skirret?
Yacon or Dahlias?
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To me this looks like “Helianthus strumosus”.
Species of sunflower with edible roots.
Cut into one or snap a little piece off, if it bleeds white then this is salsify
Could be skirret it’s a old root vegetable. Don’t know why anyone would randomly send them tho
Totally look like smaller Canna lily bulbs
They look like horse radish to me. Clean on and cut a bit off. You will know instantly if it is a horse radish, at least your nose and eyes will. Wear gloves and do not touch your face. If it is horse radish, it is an irritatent., so be careful
*besides Canna bulbs, they remind me of Dahlia tubers .
Looks like Salsify.
It can be eaten uncooked but better boiled and used in stews or mashed with potatoes.
Scrape a little of the skin off and it should taste somewhere between Asparagus and Oyster
Galangal
Salsify.
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Looks like yuca. (Cassava)
If it’s white inside it could be cassava, if it’s mild yellow it could be ginger and if it’s an intense yellow it could be curcuma.
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Could be ginger or tumeric
Besides, the seeds and flowers of scorcenere are great
My vote is burdock!
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Arrowroot?
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Why wouldn’t the gifter tell you what it was. If it’s cassava like someone suggested you have to process it a certain way or it can be toxic.
Were they planted by someone or grown wild? Just curious where you got or found them.
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This is very clearly a rhizome (ie, a modified underground stem), not a true root, so I don’t know why people are suggesting things like salsify, horseradish, skirret, cassava, or sweet potatoes. For those suggesting ginger, at least that’s the right part of the plant, but it also doesn’t look anything like this.
This is definitely a sunflower tuber of some kind. It’s most likely Helianthus tuberosus (ie, Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke) and just a variety that’s less knobbly than the ones people are used to, but it could be any number of other Helianthus species that have edible rhizomes.