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“Let food be
thy medicine and medicine be thy food” - Hippocrates
Oca (Oxalis tuberosa)
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Other
names for this plant are New Zealand yam and oka.
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The oca is
grown for its colourful tubers.
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This page
is provided for interest and information purposes only since I have no
idea how these tubers should be used in raw food recipes. Generally
plants of the Oxalis family (Wood Sorrel) should only be consumed raw in
small quantities because of their oxalate content which is poisonous if
consumed in quantity.
Links
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The Real Seed Catalogue (UK)
"This is a favourite of ours from South America. Oca is grown and used
just like new potatoes, although they are smaller than potatoes. It has
a lemony taste and is very easy to grow as long as you have a moderately
long season. It is completely unrelated to potatoes and so of course not
affected by blight.
One of the 'Lost Crops' of the Incas, this is one of the staples of
people in Bolivia & Peru. A very easy crop to grow, with a taste just
like potatoes with lemon sauce. No need to peel, just boil and serve
with butter. Mmmmm."
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http://www.realseeds.co.uk/unusualtubers.html
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Green Harvest Organic Gardening Supplies
(Australia)
A compact, attractive, bushy perennial plant with clover-like leaves to
20 - 30 cm high. Oca tubers look like stubby, wrinkled carrots.
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http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/oca_info.html
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