# How could the flavour of Jerusalem artichokes be familiar to me?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 19, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-flavour-of-jerusalem-artichokes-be-familiar-to-me/408626 "2007-06-19T19:09:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-flavour-of-jerusalem-artichokes-be-familiar-to-me/408626/1 "2007-06-19T19:09:10Z")

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I recently bought some Jerusalem artichikes and made soup out of them. I’m sure it was the first time I have ever eaten them. I loved their flavour and texture, but somehow the flavour seemed familiar to me. Is there anything else you know of that tastes similar, that I might have eaten in the past?

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**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-flavour-of-jerusalem-artichokes-be-familiar-to-me/408626/2 "2007-06-19T19:12:26Z")

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Just to be clear, Jerusalem artichokes are completely unrelated to and different from the other kind of artichokes currently under discussion.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-the-flavour-of-jerusalem-artichokes-be-familiar-to-me/408626/3 "2007-06-19T19:19:31Z")

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It’s been a long time since I’ve had one, but I seem to recall it reminding me of jicama (or possibly water chestnuts).