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Yes, dasheen (also called 'Taro') is a staple food in many countries, including West Africa, Vietnam, Trinidad, Tobago, Spain, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Japan, Jamaica, Hawaii, China, and Brazil.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoTaro is a starchy globular fleshy taproot of aroid family. Its crunchy, underground root, known as corm, is one of the popular edible root vegetables in large parts Asia, Pacific islands, West Africa, and Amazonian regions of South America.
Some of the common names are cocoyam, dasheen,colocasia, elephant's ear (plant and leaves), kalo etc. Binomially, it belongs to the Araceae (aroid) family in the large genus: Colocasia.
Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta (L.) schott.
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What is dasheen?
Dasheen is a root from the callaloo plant. It is also called Elephant Ears. To cook Dasheen, you first peel the skin off and boil. Do not let it sit or cook too long in the water or it will become mushy or water-soaked and the quality of flavor will be lost. After you boil the Dasheen, you can fry it. Dasheen is good served with curry goat or stewed chicken. It is also good served alone with butter.
What part of the dasheen do you eat?
the root is used in many dishes in the west indies and as a side dish the leaves are also eaten or used as decoration I just know about dasheen because I ate it often before I moved to the USA
Which bush has more nutrients dasheen bush or collard greens?
d asheen bush
What crop did most agricultural slaves tend?
yam and dasheen
What is the main farm produce of saratoga ca?
the main farm produce of saratoga ca is dasheen, yam, and casaava.
Examples of staples?
Well some of the most common staples would be bread, rice cereals, potatoes and some others cassave yam, breadfruit and dasheen
I need a list of Jamaican fruit export?
Yam 40,789 772,146 $1,181,594 Papaya 44,404 171,949 $297,171 Mango 17,726 111,81 $230,298 Sweet Potato 7,490 133,661 $134,750 Thyme 12,137 22,983 $129,547 Dasheen 4,732 88,373$107,427 Breadfruit 5,066 93,373$93,366 Tangelo Ugli 5,400 70,727$78,749 Pepper 7,861 34,812$74,336 Pumpkin 3,253 73,806$58,918http://www.caribbeanfoodemporium.co.uk/exports.htm
What is a ripened ovary that encloses one or more seeds?
(true) A fruit A fruit A fruit A fruit A fruit A fruit A fruit A fruit A fruit
Words that contain the word fruit like fruit loops fruit bat etc?
* fruit loops * fruit bat * fruit punch * fruit by the foot * fruit snacks * tutti fruity * fruit of the loom * fruit trees * fruit aisle * fruit juice * fruit concentrate * fruit flavour *
What has the author Robert Dale Hartman written?
Robert Dale Hartman has written: 'Dasheen mosaic virus of cultivated aroids and its control by seed propagation and culture of shoot tips' -- subject(s): Mosaic diseases, Araceae
What is a stawberry fruit or vegetable?
Strawberry is a fruit
What good luck fruit in Taiwan?
it is star fruit. it is star fruit. it is star fruit. it is star fruit. it is star fruit.
