Potato leaf soup

Not to be confused with tarot. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae potato leaf soup are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. The English term taro was borrowed from the Māori language when Captain Cook first observed Colocasia plantations there in 1769.

In India, it is widely used in the Odisha region. In Cyprus, Colocasia has been in use since the Roman Empire. It is usually cooked with celery and pork or chicken, in a tomato sauce in casserole. Baby” kolokasi is called “poulles”: after being fried dry, red wine and coriander seed are added, and then it is served with freshly squeezed lemon. In Madagascar, it is known as saonjo.

It is called eddo in Liberia. The leaves are know are known as dasheen bush bhaji by Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonians. It was borrowed in Latin as colocasia, hence the genus name Colocasia. Taro is among the most widely grown species in the group of tropical perennial plants that are referred to as “elephant ears” when grown as ornamental plants. In the Philippines, the whole plant is usually referred to as gabi, while the corm is called taro. Taro is very popular flavor for milktea in the country, and just as popular ingredient in several Flipino savory dishes such as sinigang. This section needs additional citations for verification.

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