Sweet notes from a tuber

By Michael Shafran
Updated August 10 2012 - 5:11pm, first published July 31 2012 - 3:00am
Fresh ideas ... Restaurant Atelier chef Darren Templeman's venison with yacon.
Fresh ideas ... Restaurant Atelier chef Darren Templeman's venison with yacon.

It tastes sugary, but it's a vegetable. It resembles a sweet potato, but is related to Jerusalem artichokes and sunflowers. It hails from the Andes, but was little-known outside South America until it gained popularity in Japan.

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