Welcome back everyone to the Epic Gardening Podcast.

We are back with Richard Cannell of Small Island Seat Company.

Yesterday we talked about some unusual but tasty crops that you probably haven't heard

of let alone grown and we have more for you in today's show.

So there's quite a few in Richard's list.

What should we start with next Richard?

I'm really curious.

I had only heard of one of the last ones so I'm hoping it's another total surprise

for me on this episode.

Maybe it will be the first crop that I'd like to talk about is the Earth Chestnut.

This one here is a member of the APC family.

It's closely related to parsley I would say and it's actually edible in two ways which

is why I find actually more than two ways.

So it's just a wonderful herb.

It's primarily used for its underground tuber and it's about the size of a small chestnut.

It's a perennial and it does get a little bit bigger the second year and they taste really

good.

They're savory.

They have a slight flavor of a chestnut but I wouldn't say it's so similar.

Just to a degree it is crunchy.

You can eat it raw but you could also eat it cooked.

It is very delicious and it's got its own unique flavor and that's why I'm having a

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