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Taro (/ ˈ t ɑːr oʊ, ˈ t ær-/; Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Oceanic, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures (similar to ...
Trinbagonians, Grenadians, and Dominicans primarily use taro/ dasheen bush for callaloo, although Dominicans also use water spinach. Jamaicans, Belizeans, St. Lucians, and Guyanese, on the other hand, use the name callaloo to refer to an indigenous variation of amaranth, and use it in a plethora of dishes and as a drink ("callaloo juice").
Xanthosoma brasiliense is a species of flowering plant in the Araceae.Common names include Tahitian spinach, tannier spinach, belembe, [1] [2] and Tahitian taro. [3] [4] It is one of several leaf vegetables used to make callaloo, and it may be called calalu in Puerto Rico.
The most important of them was taro. For centuries, taro—and the poi made from it—was the main staple of the Hawaiian diet, and it is still much loved. ʻUala (sweet potatoes) and yams were also planted. The Marquesans, the first settlers from Polynesia, brought ʻulu and the Tahitians later introduced the baking banana.
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.
They grow best in rich loam soil with good drainage, but they can be grown in poorer soil, in drier climates, and in cooler temperatures than taro. [3] Eddoes are also sometimes called malangas in Spanish-speaking areas, but that name is also used for other plants of the family Araceae, including tannia (Xanthosoma spp.). [3]
"Taro", a song by the British band alt-J from the 2012 album An Awesome Wave; Taro Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical manufacturer; Territorial Army Reserve of Officers, former name of the U.K. Army Reserve; The monetary unit in the online game Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall; Taro, a dog that survived a winter in Antarctica; see Taro and Jiro
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