@abetterlife4089
Never heard of poisonous taro root as an islander 😂😂
@risalaahmed2470
We don't peel it like that, we just scrape the skin, so the waste will be less
@inharmonywithearth9982
Not poisonous. Irritating to mouth unless cooked as a defense against pests.
@crocodiledisco4293
For all the people commenting on how they grew up fine without any poison or irritation in their taro, please know that there are over 200 cultivars of taro/dasheen or whatever you call it in your area. Some of these are poisonous from leaf to root and have this irritating slime that makes you itch when you are peeling or eating it (especially when raw or not properly cooked). It all depends on location. In Tanzania where I'm from, we have 2 main types: the type that is poisonous & itchy and another which is not. We enjoy eating both 😊
@sophielaurenti8846
Now I'm scared to make my favorite taro dessert. 🤣
@FindersKeeper
I grew up in a Polynesian island eating this. It’s one of the daily dishes back home. Almost every home has a taro plantation. Never heard of it being poisonous👀
@nette5773
From the first moment I tasted the taro chip, I was hooked. Very good!
@KUBLAIKHAN420
wild taro stings, i think domesticated ones are not as stingy. one day i chewed i little bit of zamioculca, a ornamental plant, as a kid, just out of curiosity of the taste. it stinged the hell outta my tongue, like miniature needles, learned a big lesson about nature, never eat something wild that you dont know nothing about
@shadowz5234
Honestly I'm 🇬🇹Guatemalan and in there it grows a bunch We call it "camote chino" In English is "Chinese potato"
@cutelashes2969
We eat this in Bangladesh. We make bhorta (mashed and fried with lot of spices)
@chantellucky4565
Poisonous?? I have grown up eating taru roots all my life, most of the time we steamed it and once in a while, I would licked the raw thin slices before it was being fried in oil and I have never been poisoned as yet and I made 76 just two weeks ago! 😂😊
@kalgin22
What kind of slicer are you using? I need one!!!
@pritha470
In India (West Bengal)we eat taro
@DeviousN
The anti-nutrient in Taro (Calcium Oxalate) takes the form of miscroscopic crystals called raphides. These crystals cannot be removed via heat since they are found within the cell walls of Taro. These crystals hurt by being abrasive to surfaces on a cellular level. Think of it as having microscopic shards of glass rubbing against the insides of your mouth and digestive tract. Thus the only safe part of the Taro to consume is the tuber which does not contain a medically significant amount of the anti-nutrient.
@ultravioletgaia
We call it Gabi in the Philippines and I eat this all the time.... Mom prefer this to potatoes... Delicious
@lemonz1769
My mom makes a great shrimp curry using the small taro.
@AbdulKhadri-u4y
In Indonesia it is customary to process it so that if you can process it it definitely won't dry out
@ShimlaMishra-mp7nu
As an Indian I confirm we eat all of the taro plant and are still alive😂😊
@darkhighpriestess3580
I literally just ate some raw a few days ago and I’m still alive 😂
@ericab936