Ulluco

Ullucus tuberosus

root

Small, smooth, waxy tubers, yellow, pink or mottled, of an Andean plant alone in its genus; they stay crisp when cooked. 100 g provide about 23 mg of vitamin C.

Origin

Andes

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It is eaten with its thin skin, without peeling.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Vitamin C

Did you know?

Its names change with every Andean country: melloco in Ecuador, olluco or papa lisa in Peru and Bolivia, ulluma in Argentina, illaco in Aymara.