Yacon
- Family / Genus
- Order Asterales · Family Asteraceae · Genus Smallanthus — a sunflower relative
- Origin
- South American Andes (Peru, Bolivia); cultivated since the Inca era. Japan in the 1980s → Korea in the 1990s–2000s
- Edible Parts
- Tuberous roots (main) · leaves (tea)
- Korean Growing Season
- Transplant in May, harvest Oct–Nov. Pyeongchang and Hongcheon (Gangwon) are specialties