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Sunchoke Soup

The Jerusalem Artichoke (also called a sunchoke) is neither from Jerusalem, nor does it look much like an artichoke -- it's actually a type of sunflower that grows in the eastern U.S. and is cultivated for its tuber which is used as a root vegetable.