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 ...

Taro, also known as edible colocasia, is a bulbous tropical plant with edible roots. It has characteristic creamy flesh with purple spots and a delicate, nutty flavour. Cultivated for centuries in ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Hawaiian legend holds that taro is the sacred ancestor of all Hawaiian people. The staple root crop is so valued that ...