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Taro - Wikipedia
Crushed leaves and stems are mixed with de-husked urad daal (black lentils) and then dried as small balls called badi. These stems may also be sun-dried and stored for later use. On auspicious days, women worship saptarshi ("seven sages") and only eat rice with taro leaves. In Maharashtra, in western India, the … Mehr anzeigen
Taro 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 Mehr anzeigen
Colocasia esculenta is thought to be native to Southern India and Southeast Asia, but is widely naturalised. Colocasia is thought to have originated in the Indomalayan realm, perhaps in East India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It spread by cultivation … Mehr anzeigen
Cooked taro is 64% water, 35% carbohydrates, and contains negligible protein and fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), taro supplies 142 Mehr anzeigen
The English term taro was borrowed from the Māori language when Captain Cook first observed Colocasia plantations in New Zealand in … Mehr anzeigen
Colocasia esculenta is a perennial, tropical plant primarily grown as a root vegetable for its edible, starchy corm. The plant has rhizomes of … Mehr anzeigen
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Taro is one of the most ancient cultivated crops. Taro is found widely in tropical and subtropical … Mehr anzeigenCulinary
Taro is a food staple in African, Oceanic and South Asian cultures. People usually consume its edible corm and leaves. The corms, which … Mehr anzeigenWikipedia-Text unterliegt der CC-BY-SA-Lizenz