Maybe kinpira gobo? Gobo is a.k.a. burdock root. I live near a really good Asian grocery store which carries gobo and I remember seeing this recipe that includes carrots when trying to research ways of preparing it.

https://www.justonecookbook.com/kinpira-gobo-braised-burdock-root/

my guy is called andrew, at first i think he just owed a dentist some money but starting in march i was getting 18 calls a day so i dont know what he did

i also really fell into this game as a kid, it was included on a disc of free games for pc that my dad got at some point in the 90s. it was the first game i personally played with any sort of exploration mechanic, and it really hooked me. cool to see a couple of other people on lemmy have fond memories about it as well!