Achacana
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii
vegetable
A small cactus peeled and cooked like potato; ají de achacana is made for All Saints' Day in Oruro and Potosí.
- Origin
- Bolivian Altiplano
- Where to find it
- It is sold peeled at Altiplano markets as All Saints' Day approaches; it grows between 3,500 and 4,500 meters.
- Season (United States)
- all year round
- Preparation
- The spines and skin are removed, then the cactus is boiled for about twenty minutes, like a potato, before being served in a chilli sauce; it is eaten cooked.
- Molecules
- BetalainsIn small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers
- Did you know?
- It lives almost buried: only its flattened head shows at ground level.