Also called Chinese artichokes or chorogis, crosnes look like beetle larvae and taste like water chestnuts, but, in fact, they are tubers, in the mint family.
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Crosne
//kɹoʊn//
Synonyms for "crosne" (1 found)
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German
1 entries- Knollen-Ziest noun (Translations)
Japanese
1 entries- 草石蚕 noun (Translations)
Korean
1 entries- 초석잠 noun (Translations)
Polish
1 entries- czyściec bulwiasty noun (Translations)
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Kumquat and crosnes round out the dish, fulfilling the apparent fancy restaurant obligation to marshal off-the-beaten-path ingredients.
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