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Taro is used in the Tết dessert chè khoai môn, which is sticky rice pudding with taro roots. The stems are also used in soups such as canh chua. One is called khoai sọ, which is smaller in size than khoai môn. Another common taro plant grows roots in shallow waters and grows stems and leaves above the surface of the water.
Taro: Colocasia esculenta: Koldil, Kolful Banana flower: Kaskol, Purakol Curry banana: Musa splendida: Posola Banana Stem: Kothalor Musi, Musi Kothal Jackfruit (Young), Unripe Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus: Potol Pointed gourd: Trichosanthes dioica: Bhul Sponge gourd or Luffa: Luffa aegyptiaca: Zika, Jika Ridge gourd or Ridged Luffa: Luffa ...
Colocasia leaves are shown in the Kursi church mosaics as a platform, such as a plate or bowl, for serving of figs to eat. In the Levant, Colocasia has been in use since the time of the Byzantine Empire. The leaves are shown in mosaics from Palestine as a platform, such as a plate or bowl, for serving of fruit to eat.
Eddoe or eddo (Colocasia antiquorum) is a species in genus Colocasia, [2] a tropical vegetable, closely related to taro (dasheen, Colocasia esculenta), which is primarily used for its thickened stems . [3] [4] In most cultivars there is an acrid taste that requires careful cooking. [3]
Colocasia species may also be referred to as taro, old cocoyam, arrowroot, eddoe, macabo, kontomire or dasheen and originate from the region of Southeast Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Xanthosoma species may be referred to as tannia, yautia, new cocoyam or Chinese taro and originate from Central and South America.
Taro (Colocasia esculenta)—a popular and ancient plant that has been harvested for at least 30,000 years by indigenous people in New Guinea. [49] There are hundreds of varieties of taro, and the corm of the wetland variety makes the best poi, [5] as well as taro starch or flour. The dry-land variety has a crispy texture and is used for making ...
Taro corms. Corm. Amorphophallus konjac (konjac) Colocasia esculenta (taro) Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut) Ensete spp. (enset) Nymphaea spp. (waterlily) Pteridium esculentum; Sagittaria spp. (arrowhead or wapatoo) Typha spp. Xanthosoma spp. (malanga, cocoyam, tannia, yautia and other names) Colocasia antiquorum (eddoe or Japanese ...
Colocasia with lamb (Turkish: Kolokas yemeği) is a Middle Eastern dish, also common across Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. [1] Ingredients include kolokas ( taro ), lamb chunks, onion, lemon juice, flour, butter, salt.