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Taro, Like Ube, Is a Popular Veggie Similar to Sweet Potatoes — but What Does It Taste Like?
Nobody, it seems, can agree about one of the world's oldest cultivated plants — taro — let alone how it tastes. The root vegetable cousin of the potato, taro is a staple of Asian cuisine but ...
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Green acres: Growing taro in hard places is just the challenge for farmers like Bobby Pahia
“When I started planting taro, I believe something spiritual came ... He and his wife would plant acres and acres around Maui, including Pulehu, Kula, Maliko, Wailuku and even the plot where ...
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Discover taro: The nutritious root shaking up your diet
Taro, also known as edible colocasia, is a bulbous tropical plant with edible roots. Its characteristic creamy flesh with purple spots and delicate, nutty flavor is a result of centuries of ...
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Reviving Hawaii’s Most Valued Crop
Known locally as kalo, the plant has been fundamental to the Hawaiian diet and culture for centuries—but its future is uncertain. Once one of the world’s most cultivated root crops ...