MALANGA SACHA

Product description
Malanga is a tubercle similar in appearance to cassava. It has a thin brown skin that reveals itself in the flesh of lilac or yellowish depending on the variety. It is not consistent in form, some are long while others are curves. The cooked Malanga offers a taste similar to the mashed potato, the cream that its flavor is similar to potato and cassava with aroma of walnut. Fries and in cuts of delights is confused with fried potato.
UseThe malanga is consumed cooked and like flour for diverse uses like frituras. With it prepare dishes like soups and pastas, stews, salads, sweets, breads, cakes and cookies.
StorageAt temperatures of approximately 7 ° C, malanga can be stored for up to 3 months. It is stored in Quito, Ambato and Latacunga at temperatures ranging from 5 ° C to 20 ° C, as a result of the tuber tends to dehydrate and shrink, but maintains its nutritional properties, good appearance and flavor.
Nutritional characteristicsMicrogranular starch and the content of minerals and vitamins make malanga a source of nutritious and high digestibility foods