Sacha bean
Capparis retusa

Family: Capparaceae

What it is like

A shrub. The leaves are broadly oval. The pods are enlarged around the seeds. The pods can be red inside with pale green seeds.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Paraguay, South America

How it is used for food

The fruit are very bitter. The fruits either fresh or dried are boiled and the water changed before boiling again then eaten with fish. They are baked before drying but then still boiled.

The fruit are commonly eaten in Paraguay.

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Antawa, Indio kumanda, Ohnayik

Synonyms

Capparis cynophallophora var. retusa (Griseb.) Kuntze;