...or Oca if you know them by that name
A South American vegetable that for all of my life has been a winter staple in NZ. I've been told (but can't verify) that NZ is the only country in the world where it is grown as a commercial crop.
Mine aren't as big as you could buy 'em in supermarkets but that's not too shabby. Mr B has had to learn to embrace their acidity and sweetness; we have bucket-loads. Best roasted but acceptable fried/sautéed in butter, especially with some fresh grated ginger.
curious - I have not seen them anywhere near here- maybe i should take a trip to NZ , great excuse, right?
ReplyDeleteYou can grow them where you live - look up growing oca in pacific northwest - i found stuff in Reddit and on Youtube.
DeleteWhat a beautiful harvest! Your "yams" look nothing like the "yams" we have here in the states.
ReplyDeleteWhat would you eat with them?
ReplyDeleteMe? Anything! Sautéed leeks, roast pumpkin/parsnip, carrots, greens, any kind of meat or chicken, beans (and more beans) spuds done any way.... you can also eat the tops in salad.
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ReplyDeleteAha! Kiwi pals in Sydney grew these in their kitchen plot... not true yams but members of the Oxalis family, I think. I always thought of them having the relationship to yams that Jerusalem Artichokes do to artichokes... none at all, but still very tasty indeed! Congrats on your harvest, and may your plot continue to flourish. YAM xx
Correct but they come out of the ground so at least they have that in common with other things called (generically) yams.
DeleteI don’t think I’ve ever had one. I wonder if I could grow some in the winter here.
ReplyDeleteThey would definitely grow for you but in summer. The tubers form as the daylight hours get shorter. Grow them in winter you would get no yams - only tops.
DeleteThanks. I’ll try and source them
DeleteAhh, yams. My grandmother grew them. And served them up now and again at Sunday dinner. I didn't like them at all but she must have.
ReplyDeleteShe and my father were avid gardeners and grew 'exotic' crops.
I suppose you could make crisps from them, too. Nice harvest - well done.
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