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Incas Peru Potatoes

At least in peru this species has spread from the central highlands to almost the entire country and has much potential.

Incas peru potatoes. After the harvest mostly small potatoes are selected and spread on flat ground. New genotypes are produced only occasionally as a result of natural mutation in the field. The production of chuno dates back to pre inca times.

Staples of peruvian cuisine are potatoes corn quinoa and beans and peru has a vast variety of each. It wasnt until the mid 16th century that potatoes spread beyond the shores of. The potato was first cultivated 7000 years ago by the incas in peru and the name is thought to have derived from the quechua word papa and the indian word batata.

The fascinating history behind perus humble potato the incas discover the potato. Chahuaytire peru gumercinda quispe is a descendant of peruvian incas and here high in the andes more than 12500 feet above sea level she has prepared a nourishing spicy potato soup quacha. They are left in the open and freeze at night with the low temperatures of the andes.

Potatoes were dried and prepared in the form of chuno. The humble potatos story began more than 10000 years ago on the shores of lake. And peruvian corn is different than our sweet corn with kernels that are large and starchy with a potato like consistency.

The peruvian potato comes to europe. More than just. The incas had learned to preserve the potato for storage by dehydrating and mashing potatoes into a substance called chunu.

Early spanish chroniclers who misused the indian word batata sweet potato as the name for the potato noted the importance of the tuber to the incan empire. Potatoes were the most important ingredient in inca diet and their main source of nourishment. Chuno is a freeze dried potato traditionally made by quechua and aymara communities of peru and bolivia.

The potato is one of perus native crops and was domesticated more than 8000 years ago by pre inca cultures. In fact peru grows over 4000 kinds of potatoes natively. Spanish conquistadors in search of gold discovered the vegetables in peru in 1532.

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