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  2. Oxalis tuberosa - Wikipedia

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    Oca was introduced to Europe in 1830 as a competitor to the potato, and to New Zealand as early as 1860. In New Zealand, oca has become a popular table vegetable and is called yams (although not a true yam). It is available in various colors, including yellow, orange, pink, apricot, and traditional red. [3]

  3. Yes, There Is A Big Difference Between Yams & Sweet Potatoes

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    "Sweet potatoes have a starchy texture and sweet flesh," Gavin said. "The major types are grouped by the color of the flesh, not by the skin." In the grocery store, you'll likely see orange, white ...

  4. Oxalis - Wikipedia

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    It is grown and sold in New Zealand as "New Zealand yam" (although not a true yam), and varieties are now available in yellow, orange, apricot, and pink, as well as the traditional red-orange. [9] The leaves of scurvy-grass sorrel (O. enneaphylla) were eaten by sailors travelling around Patagonia as a source of vitamin C to avoid scurvy.

  5. Māori potatoes - Wikipedia

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    Māori traditions maintain that taewa were cultivated well before Europeans first visited New Zealand. [1] [2] Despite this, James Cook is presumed by academic scholars to have introduced potatoes to New Zealand in his first voyage (1769), as is Marion de Fresne. [4] More South American varieties came with sealers and whalers in the early 19th ...

  6. How Can You Tell the Difference Between a Yam and Sweet ... - AOL

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    Mixing up yams and sweet potatoes isn't anything new! The confusion can actually be traced back to the 1930s when Louisiana sweet potato growers decided to develop a new, softer type of sweet ...

  7. Off-price - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand the off-price format appeared in late 2018, when a local group of companies The Warehouse Group, specialising in discount trading, made the decision to open 47 off-price stores branded as Red Rack in one fell swoop. The benefits for customers vary from 20-60%.

  8. Root vegetable - Wikipedia

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    Yam tubers. Tuberous stem. Apios americana (hog potato or groundnut) Cyperus esculentus (tigernut or chufa) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke) Hemerocallis spp. (daylily) Lathyrus tuberosus (earthnut pea) Oxalis tuberosa (oca or New Zealand yam) Plectranthus edulis and P. esculentus (kembili, dazo, and others) Solanum ...

  9. List of countries by price level - Wikipedia

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    Countries by global price level (World average=100) Rank County/Territory Global price level (% of world average) [2] Year 1 Bermuda: 193.5 2021 2 Barbados: 188.9 2021 3 Cayman Islands: 184.7 2021 4 Switzerland: 181.4 2021 5 Israel: 179.1 2021 6 Iceland: 177.1 2021 7 Turks and Caicos Islands: 172.8 2021 8 Australia: 168.6 2021 9 Norway: 165.3 ...