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Looks like a potato and tastes a bit like a cross between a water chestnut and a pear! Originally from South America, and distantly related to sunflowers, the yacon is a perennial plant producing huge, fuzzy green leaves and attractive yellow flowers. It grows a bit like a Jerusalem artichoke, producing a good crop of very sweet, crunchy, but also nicely juicy tubers. Try them raw in salads or instead of water chestnuts in stir-fries. What's more the yacon's sweetness comes from inulin which is an indigestible sugar, so despite the sweetness it has almost no calories! And the leaves can be used in cooking as wraps, like you would vine leaves. Pale-skinned varieties are available, but we've selected this purple-skinned one, which has improved cold tolerance. Well worth a try!
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  • Supplier: Dobies
  • SKU: 251885
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Looks like a potato & tastes a bit like a cross between a water chestnut & a pear! Originally from South America, & distantly related to sunflowers, the yacon is a perennial plant producing huge, fuzzy green leaves & attractive yellow flowers. It grows a bit like a Jerusalem artichoke, producing a good crop of very sweet, crunchy, but also nicely juicy tubers. Try them raw in salads or instead of water chestnuts in stir-fries. What's more the yacon's sweetness comes from inulin which is an indigestible sugar, so despite the sweetness it has almost no calories! & the leaves can be used in cooking as wraps, like you would vine leaves. Pale-skinned varieties are available, but we've selected this violet-skinned one, which has enhanced cold tolerance. Well worth a try!

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Yellow - A primary colour. The sun is often described as yellow
Purple - A colour between red and blue. Commonly associated with Cadburys
water - A chemical substance. Chemical formula H2O.
Sugar - A sweet substance, white in colour.
Raw - Unprocessed state. Something that is raw has not been processed.
Calories - The content of energy in food, or energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of water 1 degrees
perennial - A plant that lives for more than two years. Tending to bloom during spring and summer to die back to root over winter.

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Dobies
Dobies is a gardener's dream come true! Since 1880, Dobies has been supplying UK gardeners with the seeds, plants, and supplies that they need in order to help their gardens grow. In recent years they have been consistently rated as one of the best garden suppliers in the UK. Dobies does not sell seed varieties which are the result of genetic modification, choosing to sell non-modified varieties of seeds, bulbs, and plants. They also offer a variety of vegetable seeds and plants in their annual catalogue, making Dobies a smart choice for those looking to begin working on their own allotment. Dobies also offers a wide range of garden equipment so that gardeners can properly take care of their plants. Priding themselves on their history as an indispensable asset to gardeners, Dobies of Devon has more than earned a reputation as one of the best gardening suppliers in the UK.
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