As a lover of gooseberry pie, my next thought was to wonder whether oca stems could be used to make a pie. Today, we put it to the test. You might call it an acid test.

Oca Pie 2 cups mashed Oca 1 cup of Marscapone cheese 1 egg, beaten 6 oz Condensed Milk 3/4 cup of Brown Sugar 1 tbsp Honey 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Ginger 1/2 tsp Nutmeg 1/2 tsp Salt 1. Bake Oca for 40 minutes at 350F or until completely soft.

Jan 14, 2022 · Here are 12 to get you started, but keep coming back—we’ve got a feeling our G&D community will think up even more ways to use this magical mystery root. A brief introduction to our favorite Peruvian tuber, and recipes for how to prepare oca for any occasion.

Oxalis tuberosa is a perennial herbaceous plant that overwinters as underground stem tubers. These tubers are known as uqa in Quechua, [1] oca in Spanish, yams in New Zealand and several other alternative names. The plant was brought into cultivation in the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a root vegetable.

Jun 29, 2020 · Sometimes called the “lost crop of the Incas,” the oca is a colorful, delicious alternative to regular potatoes and yams. What is oca? Well, it's not a fruit, but rather a starchy winter...

At one point while chewing on a piece of oca stem, it occurred to me that it tasted quite a bit like gooseberry. As a lover of gooseberry pie, my next thought was to wonder whether oca stems could be used to make a pie. Today, we put it to the test. You might call […]

Male okapis have short, distinct horn-like protuberances on their heads called ossicones, less than 15 cm (5.9 in) in length. Females possess hair whorls, and ossicones are absent. Okapis are primarily diurnal, but may be active for a few hours in darkness. They are essentially solitary, coming together only to breed. [3] .

Aug 14, 2014 · Poaceae Sweet Corn and Maize, Teosinte, Grains and the grass family

Oct 17, 2024 · Cooking oca is as easy as pie. You can boil, bake, or roast them, just like potatoes. For a crispy treat, try slicing them thin and frying them up. They're incredibly versatile in the kitchen.

Okapi are sexually dimorphic (2 distinct gender forms). Females are slightly taller/larger. Males have hide-covered ossicones (hornlike knobs), while females have bony bumps or hairy whorls. They have compact, dark brown bodies with downward sloping hindquarters.