thanks you for that contribution. very interesting. i'm afraid of "strange fruit. a fault, i know. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:57 AM Subject: [pbs] Oca > Dear Friends, > It is apparently Oca 'season'. Oca is Oxalis tuberosa, an > edible member of this genus native to highland parts of South America > and long cultivated there for food. > > A few years ago a kind member of PBS (Thanks Liz) sent me a > package of tubers to try eating and growing. I soon found that > growing them was pretty worthless in my climate and the plant is NOT > ornamental - at least here in Kansas City. I did like the taste, but > the trouble and cost of 'importing' from California didn't seem worth > the trouble. > > This year a new jumbo super market opened nearby (Hy Vee) and > in the last few weeks they have been selling jumbo fresh Oca for only > $1.99 per pound, a real bargain price. They have only sold what > appears to be a single cultivar with smooth red tubers. I know there > are also yellow tuber cvs and probably many more in Peru. I have > been enjoying these on a regular basis. > > So does anyone have a slightly off topic recipe for enjoying > these unique tubers? Generally they are prepared like potatoes, but > have a sweeter taste and cook much faster. I'm open to trying new > versions after enjoying them a few different and obvious ways. > > Thanks. Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >