While he may not be green-fingered , this Chinese farmer deserves a high-five for growing a huge hand-shaped vegetable . Mr Chen , who lives in the Zhongjiang County in central China , has harvested an impressive vegetable grown from a mysterious sprout , according to People 's Daily . The creative Chinaman then decided to use it to make soup , and it tasted like a yam . Hand or foot : Mr Chen , who lives in the Zhongjiang County in central China , has harvested the vegetable . Referred to by Mr Chen as the 'foot yam ' , the curious vegetable weighs 14.6kg and measures around 70cm . Last spring , Mr Chen discovered some small green shoots in the abandoned vegetable garden behind his house . ' I never gave it any fertiliser so did not expect it to grow so big , ' he said . But he unexpectedly found the huge vegetable a few days ago . The duck house behind Mr Chen 's home is suspected to have fertilised the ground which would provide the 'foot yam ' with all the nutrients it needed to grow . Referred to by Mr Chen as the 'foot yam ' , the curious vegetable weighs 14.6kg and measures around 70cm . 'This feet yam has the flavour of certain traditional medicine with a delicate taste and nice texture , ' Mr Chen said . He also said there was too much to eat , so he shared it with his relatives .
Impressive vegetable measures 30 cm long and weighs a whopping 100 kg . It grew from a mysterious green flower in Mr farmer 's vegetable garden . Chinese farmer decided to use it to make soup and says it tastes like yam . There was too much to eat , so he has shared the ' yam ' with his relatives .