How to choose the best:
Jerusalem Artichoke

AKA: SUNCHOKE

Touch

Look for a nice smooth skin on the outside for the best sunchokes. They should feel nice and dense, without any soft spots.

See

Sunchokes have got the most wonderfully knobbly appearance, like funny, dirty little potatoes.

Some varieties are white and some are purple, but the white are usually best tasting

Some more details:

How to clean

As soon as you cut them, make sure to get your sunchokes straight into a bowl of cold water to keep them from going black.

When it's in season

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.