The potato was introduced to the world from its native Peru several hundred years ago and quickly spread to all corners of the globe. These days its importance as a staple food crop cannot be overstated. There are several other tubers from the Andes region of South America that have a promising future, including the mashua, yacón, ulluco, and oca.
| Country
|
Name/Nickname
|
| Peru
|
Mashua, mascho, añu
|
| Bolivia
|
Añu
|
| Colombia
|
Cubio
|
| Various
|
Mashwa, maswallo, mazuko, isano
|
Ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus)
| Country
|
Name/Nickname
|
| Peru
|
Lisa, papa lisa,
|
| Colombia
|
Ulluco, chigua, chugua, ruba, melloco, olluco, camarones de tierra (ground shrimp)
|
| Venezuela
|
Rubia, ruba, mucuchi
|
| Ecuador
|
Melloco
|
| Argentina
|
Ulluma, olloco, ulluca
|
| Bolivia
|
Ulluco, papa lisa
|
| Culture
|
Name/Nickname
|
| Aymara
|
Ulluma, ulluco, ullucu
|
| Quechua
|
Ollucu, ulluco (Peru), ulluku (Peru), oca quina
|
