Taro

Leaflet

Pacific Food Leaflet No. 5 - Taro
Taro Leaflet

Taro Fun Facts

There are 4 main types of taro in the Pacific Islands: Colocasia, Cyrtosperma, (giant swamp taro),

Alocasia, and Xanthosoma.

You can eat almost every part of the taro plant. The taro corm is a good energy source (starch).

Taro can be made in to chips and pounded to make pai’i’ai /poi. You can also use the raw corm as fish bait.

The stems of the taro can be cut into pieces and used as a vegetable in any dish. The leaves can be eaten, but need careful preparation and cooking otherwise they can cause an itchy throat.

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