[Sca-cooks] Fwd: mystery vegetable

[Mark Calderwood]

Forwarded from another group, thought it would be of interest here...

>Have a look at this page:
>http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/images/jpeg/i5_0045.jpg
>
>(BNF, FR 616) fol. 73v
>Gaston Phoebus, Book of the Hunt
>France, Paris, 15th Century.
>
>Does anybody know what they are peeling down on the right side of the
>picture? I really doubt it`s truffles, even if Mr. Phoebus would be a
>terrible gourmet. And nobody mention potatoes.
>
>Alsdenn
>Jürgen

What do you guys think the mystery vegetable is?

Giles