Cistanchis are divided into Cistanchis tubiflora and Cistanchis desertica, Cistanchis desertica has high sugar content and tastes a bit sweet and bitter, Cistanchis tubiflora tastes not too sweet, salty and bitter, and if it is steamed, it tastes basically like potato cooked except for sweetness and lightness

Compare with sweet potatoes, it is not much better

Then we will see what other people say.