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I came across a new-to-me vegetable/tuber. Ulluco roots. The grocery store had a few frozen bags of them.
The ulluco is one of the most widely grown and economically important root crops in the Andean region of South America, second only to the potato. It is known there with the common name of papa lisa, but also by the regional names melloco (Ecuador), olluco (Peru), chugua (Colombia) or ruba (Venezuela), among others. The leaf and the tuber are edible, similar to spinach and the potato, respectively.
For Vegans & Vegetarians! “Forgotten” Vegetables 1~24 - this page has info on many unusual tubers and vegetables - I was only familar with a few of them. They all look so interesting.
The ulluco is one of the most widely grown and economically important root crops in the Andean region of South America, second only to the potato. It is known there with the common name of papa lisa, but also by the regional names melloco (Ecuador), olluco (Peru), chugua (Colombia) or ruba (Venezuela), among others. The leaf and the tuber are edible, similar to spinach and the potato, respectively.
For Vegans & Vegetarians! “Forgotten” Vegetables 1~24 - this page has info on many unusual tubers and vegetables - I was only familar with a few of them. They all look so interesting.