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The edible part of root yacon is root, which looks like sweet potato. Potato pieces are juicy and contain no starch. They are crisp, tender, sweet and refreshing when eaten raw, fried or cooked. Potato pieces and leaves can be processed into drinks. Buds used for reproduction are located at the root neck and look like ginger slices. Head with yellow tongue-shaped petals at the edge.

How to eat it can be washed, peeled and eaten raw, or stewed chicken or ribs in soup.

Japanese researchers are developing yacon as a raw material for extracting fructooligosaccharides, and developing a series of processed products, such as pickled products, air-dried tablets and candy. Yacon chips or strips can remain fragile during cooking, so they may become a part of cooking.

People who have a bad cold and stomach should be careful to eat.