Oca 'Abundant Mimic White' / 'Mimic White'

AVAILABLE IN WINTER WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. AFTER JUNE, THE TUBERS ARE POTTED AND SOLD WITH A SURCHARGE OF €1.00.
A successful Belgian selection from 2015. This variety yields a very high output (rivalling 'New Zealand' and 'Zoetewei') of up to almost 3 kg per m². The plant forms long stems and a striking number of tubers on the above-ground stems. The long stolons on the stems grow back into the soil and form full-fledged tubers there: refreshingly tart in flavour. They can be used raw in salads or cooked, stir-fried, or deep-fried. Young shoots and leaves of the oca are ornamental and deliciously piquant in salads!
Perhaps unknown in our region, but a staple food in the Andes after potatoes, and also very popular in New Zealand. They grow up to an altitude of 3000 m! Our tubers are spherical, with transverse indentations, and the clover-shaped leaves and orange-yellow flowers are very decorative. The taste is like a potato with a pleasant, slightly sour aftertaste (oxalic acid). This disappears, however, if the tubers have been in the sun for a few days, after which they become floury and sweet. Cultivation in brief: in March, bring the tubers to growth in a warm, light spot, if possible place them outside on nice days, and plant them permanently outdoors from mid-May. Cover late in autumn to achieve the longest possible ripening, the tubers must overwinter frost-free.

Names:
Latin: Oxalis tuberosa, or also Oxalis crenata
Dutch: Oca
Also known as: Oxalis crenata
English: Oca