by Chef's Garden | Feb 5, 2024 | Culinary Arts
For all of you who have patiently waited to hear Farmer Lee Jones sing about the farm’s vegetables, your patience is now being rewarded! Farmer Lee is so excited about the new crop of oca plants that he has burst into song. Here’s we record this moment and its lyrics...
by Chef's Garden | Apr 10, 2023 | Food & Cooking
Oca served as a staple crop of the high Andes in Peru even before the Inca culture reached its prominence. Centuries later, in the 1970s, it started to become part of dishes in Europe and the United States. Here are three ways to bring the ancient oca into modern-day...
by Chef's Garden | Jan 21, 2016 | Food and Agriculture
Ocas are something new from an ancient culture. Riding the trend for healthy food, they originate from Peru, a country blending Spanish, African, Japanese and Chinese cultures. Watch to learn more about them.
by Chef's Garden | Jan 8, 2016 | Seasonal Produce
A new twist to the old tuber favorite! Read more about Ocas history, flavor and texture – so many tasty possibilities! Ocas are something new from an ancient culture. Riding the trend for healthy food, they originate from Peru, a country blending Spanish,...
