Tompinambours rôtis

My mum used to say that root vegetables, such as turnips, parsnips, swede and Jerusalem artichokes, were only good for feeding to the animals. She lived through the war and recalls that that’s all she and her family ate during those hard times, along with brown bread. Our memories of food can be so powerful and for her, these ingredients will always be tainted by her recollections.

Happily, these knobbly vegetables haven’t taken on the same cast for me; I love their sweet yet savour