This drawing has him looking like Harrier Du Bois on a fascist play through

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/