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date: 04 November 2024

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Source:
The Oxford Companion to Food
Author(s):

Alan Davidson

, Tom JaineTom Jaine

a Quechua word used in Spanish to refer to a plant, Inga feuillei, which belongs to the upland areas of the Andean region of S. America and bears large pods, up to 70 cm (27") long, containing edible white pulp. Some of the other plants of the genus with similar pods may be called guamá/guamo or ingá. Any of them, especially ... ...

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