TARO (TAR-oh)
A
tropical Asian plant having large, spherical tubers
Common
clues: Edible
root; Tropical tuber; Poi source; Starch source; South Seas
staple; Hawaiian tuber; Root for Hawaiians; Luau leaf
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
4 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
48621 / 86800
News:
Taro
Pancakes and More: What to Eat at Taro Fest in Hana
Video:
Taro
burgers
Taro
(from Tahitian or other Polynesian languages), more rarely kalo
(from Hawaiian), gabi in The Philippines and dalo in Fiji
is a tropical plant
grown primarily as a vegetable food for its edible corm, and
secondarily as a leaf vegetable. It is considered a staple in
oceanic cultures. It is believed to be one of the earliest
cultivated plants. Taro is closely related to Xanthosoma and
Caladium, plants commonly grown as ornamentals, and like them it
is sometimes loosely called elephant ear. In its raw form the
plant is toxic due to the presence of calcium oxalate, although
the toxin is destroyed by cooking or can be removed by steeping
taro roots in cold water overnight.
Taro
roots (corms) for sale at a market in California, 2009
Taro
was probably first native to the lowland wetlands of Malaysia
(taloes). Estimates
are that taro was in cultivation in wet tropical India
before 5000 B.C.,
presumably coming from Malaysia, and from India
further transported
westward to ancient Egypt, where it was described by Greek and
Roman historians as an important crop.
Taro
has a flavor that has often been likened to that of artificial
butter used for popcorn in movie theatres and Sour Patch candies.
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TARO
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We+ >1 06 Tropical tuber
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Tu >1 08 Poi base
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>1 00 Source of poi
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Tu- >1 04 Edible root BEET EDDO
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Tu+ >1 96 Poi ingredient
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Tu >1 08 Poi root
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Tu >1 09 Poi, basically
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We+ >1 98 Poi, essentially
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Tu >1 08 Hawaiian tuber
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Th- >1 04 South Seas staple
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Tu+ >1 06 Starch source CORN SAGO
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Mo+ >1 05 Tropical root
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Tu- >1 07 Poi plant
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We+ >1 08 South Seas starch source
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Th- >1 99 Edible tuber
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Tu >1 09 Root for Hawaiians
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We- >1 06 South Seas tuber
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Mo+ >1 02 Starchy root
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Cocoyam
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Tu >1 81 Dasheen
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Fr- >1 07 Elephant's ear
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Fr- NYT 99 Elephant's-ear
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Fr- >1 00 Hawaiian harvest
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Sa- >1 05 Hawaiian staple
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Th- >1 04 Luau leaf
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