Olluquito: Olluquito guisado con carne de cerdo y acompañado con arroz blanco. Distrito de Uco, Provincia de Huari, Región Ancash
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Olluquito

A Peruvian root dish made with ulluku, whose edible leaves resemble spinach and whose potato- or jicama-like tuber is served with meat.

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It is an important root crop in the Andean region of South America, second only to the potato. The leaf and the tuber are edible; the leaves are similar to spinach, and the root is like a potato or jicama. The Ulluku contains high levels of protein, calcium, and carotene. Papalisa were used by the Incas prior to arrival of Europeans in South America. It can be served with meat.

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