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The Andean people also prepared a dish called papas secas, which was a process that involved boiling, peeling, and chopping. These potatoes were then fermented in order to create tocosh, and ground to a pulp, soaked, and filtered into a starch referred to as almidón de papa.
Olluco is a yellowish tuber (Ullucus tuberosus) domesticated by pre-Inca populations, and is visually similar to colorful small Andean potatoes, but with a distinct crunchy texture when cooked. Charqui is the technique employed in the Andean highlands to cure meat by salting, then dehydration (the word "jerky" in English is derived from this ...
Andean farmers must contend with the severe fluctuations in temperature, the unpredictability of the rainy season, and a multitude of pest threats on the daily. [4] To cope with such challenges, many farmers try protect their crops by cultivating a diverse array of species rather than a monoculture.
The earliest archaeologically verified potato tuber remains have been found at the coastal site of Ancon (central Peru), dating to 2500 BCE. Potatoes became one of the most important source of food in Pre-Columbian Andean civilizations .
Around 200 varieties of potatoes were cultivated by the Incas and their predecessors. The llama was the Inca pack animal, but not large enough to be ridden or used for plowing fields. A staple crop grown from about 1,000 meters to 3,900 meters elevation was potatoes. [17] Quinoa was grown from about 2,300 meters to 3,900 meters. [17]
Of the 13 potato-producing states tracked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Texas and Michigan saw the greatest increase, with production soaring 38 percent in Texas in that time.
Reséndez, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, estimates between 2.5 million and 5 million Indigenous people were enslaved from 1491 to 1900.
Chuño (Spanish pronunciation:) is a preserved potato product traditionally made by Quechua and Aymara communities of Bolivia and Peru, [1] and is known in various countries of South America, including Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Northwest Argentina.