[Sca-cooks] Middle Eastern Food

[Terry Decker]

Helianthus tuberosus is a New World sunflower called the Jerusalem artichoke
or girasol.  The tuber is edible and is marketed as Jerusalem artichoke.  It
may have seen limited use in the 16th Century and it has spread all over the
world, but it is not generally a period foodstuff.

Bear

>But what about something called Jerusalem Artichoke (I has been three
>times in Jerusalem, am on my way now again) and never saw any in a
>market or saw in a menu. By the way, East Jerusalem, the arabic part,
>where I stay, have very few restaurants at all.
>It seems the arab culture rather eat their meals at home.
>Ana