Growing Yacon and Oca: Unusual South American Root Vegetables in Australia

Two Unusual Root Crops Worth TryingYacon and oca are South American root vegetables that remain genuinely rare in Australian gardens, despite being easy to grow and offering flavours and textures unlike anything in the conventional vegetable patch — well worth the space for adventurous home gardeners.Yacon: The Sweet, Crunchy TuberYacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) produces large, sweet, crisp tubers with a flavour often compared to a cross between apple and water chestnut, eaten raw or cooked. …