Can You Name This Vegetable?
It's mid-winter here in Belgium and except for some rosemary the garden is as good as emty.
In april, I planted a vegetable that was unknown to me. I wasn't really sure if I would like it or not, so it was a bit of a gamble.
You can't imagine how happy I am today that I decided to plant them, because they can stand the cold, and are multiplying faster than I can eat them. On top of that, they're tasty and crispy. It's so nice to have some homegrown veggies on your plate when it's freezing outside.
I had not heard about this vegetable before, and now I'm wondering if you know the name of this veggie...
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A vegetable? I thought they were some kind of seashells. What are they? Very very curious now!
Tip: These are the edible tubers of a perennial plant, originating in China, but known in Europe Since the 19th century.
More tips tomorrow :-)
Well keep an eye on it ... very curious!
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Another tip: This is how the plant looks in mid summer:
I keep it in a container, because it's very invasive. Every single tuber you leave in the ground will start growing a new plant in spring. And during the season, tubers will multiply and multiply and multiply.
I started with only 2 tubers last spring, and I've already harvested about 100 - and I'm not even close to digging up half of them
It's not oca is it? I think that is more pinkish though.
No, it’s not ocra... :-)
Last tip:
The flavor of the stem tubers is delicate and a bit nutty.
In Chinese and Japanese cuisine, this vegetable is primarily pickled. In particular, its tuber is a part of Osechi, cooked for celebrating Japanese New Year.