Tuber Lore

No – not a discussion of underground train etiquette, but rather a quick look at some of the funkier root vegetables to be found in the world’s salads. In the not-so-wild West, few of us play around with cassava, or taro, or jicama, or salsify. And they are rewarding to play with, not least because a lot of them have, through history, been dismissed as peasant fare, fit only for serfs and cattle.

It is true that many tubers have to be cooked, but many that we traditionally cook (ove