Taro
Taro, [Kalo, Zuiki, luau] has been used for
food for thousands of years, it is very
nutritious and better for you than eating
most of the things "normal people" eat.
It is considered a sacred food to many
people. A combination of the greens and
the corm with a little meat will make a
complete meal, and sustain life
indefinitely, as a survival food.
Taro is the source of Poi an Island food
made from cooked ground Taro corm
[root]. Taro corm can be cooked any
way that Potato can be cooked.
The Leaf must be cooked for at least 15
min. with salt in the water to get rid of
the itch, caused by calcium crystals.Two
tablespoons of salt,- to a gallon of
cooking water is enough.
I have several varieties of Taro, all are
good to eat, some are better , and some
are easier to grow.
I will start with the best eating and
easiest to grow with this list.
Kai Kea, Bunn Long, Kakakura ula ula,
Iliuaua, Pii Alii, Aweu, Pololu, Piko
Keokeo, --and about a dozen others that
are either not ready to share or un-
identified.
If you order plants- you will get a
growing plant about six to 10 inches tall,
these need to be planted in wet well
drained soil.
Young Taro Plants ready to be shipped
Kai Kea
Bunn Long
Kakakura ula ula
Iliuaua
Pii Alii
Niue Uliuli
Aweu
Canned Taro Leaf,[ If you are interested in
canning Taro, I will be happy to tell you about it] - -
Michael
food for thousands of years, it is very
nutritious and better for you than eating
most of the things "normal people" eat.
It is considered a sacred food to many
people. A combination of the greens and
the corm with a little meat will make a
complete meal, and sustain life
indefinitely, as a survival food.
Taro is the source of Poi an Island food
made from cooked ground Taro corm
[root]. Taro corm can be cooked any
way that Potato can be cooked.
The Leaf must be cooked for at least 15
min. with salt in the water to get rid of
the itch, caused by calcium crystals.Two
tablespoons of salt,- to a gallon of
cooking water is enough.
I have several varieties of Taro, all are
good to eat, some are better , and some
are easier to grow.
I will start with the best eating and
easiest to grow with this list.
Kai Kea, Bunn Long, Kakakura ula ula,
Iliuaua, Pii Alii, Aweu, Pololu, Piko
Keokeo, --and about a dozen others that
are either not ready to share or un-
identified.
If you order plants- you will get a
growing plant about six to 10 inches tall,
these need to be planted in wet well
drained soil.
Young Taro Plants ready to be shipped
Kai Kea
Bunn Long
Kakakura ula ula
Iliuaua
Pii Alii
Niue Uliuli
Aweu
Canned Taro Leaf,[ If you are interested in
canning Taro, I will be happy to tell you about it] - -
Michael
Taro Plants are
$10
shipping is $5
for up to 3 plants
e-mail me--
Michael@michaels
4gardens.com
Kai Kea, is my best
all around Taro
variety, it will
grow well wet
land, [in water] or
dry land, [like
Corn] the corm is
moist and very nice
in flavor, when
baked, it is also
used to make Poi.
The leaf has good
flavor and is tender.
Bunn Long is the
next easiest Taro
plant to grow, and
one of the best
Table Taro
varieties I have,
Bunn Long is the
variety used for
Taro chips, and the
corm is good
baked, it is a little
drier than Kai Kea,
and the leaves are
great cooked as
greens.
Kakakura Ula Ula,
is a good leaf
variety, and has a
good flavor, the
Corm is not big and
it also spreads by
runners, it can be
invasive in areas
that never freeze
and are wet. This
Taro cannot
tolerate any frost.
Iliuaua, is a giant
Taro, with huge
leaves 2'x 4' in size
it has very large
corms, and the
leaves are sought
after for luau as
they hold more of
the texture through
cooking, the leaves
are much tougher
than my other
varieties. The corm
is good baked
Pii Alii
Is a Poi Type Taro,
the leaves are good
to eat and the corm
is also good
baked,[but is a
little rubbery]. Pii
Alii is mostly
grown for making
Red Poi, it is a
little more difficult
to grow than any of
my other varieties.
When cut it bleeds
red.
Niue Uliuli, is a
good all around
Taro for Table use,
and will grow in
wet or dry land
growing conditions
Aweu, is a leaf
only variety, it has
good flavor and is
one I can a lot of.
Aweu spreads by
runner and is frost
and cold tolerant ,
as long as the root
does not freeze it
will come back
when it warms up,
Aweu is very
invasive, and will
take over any wet
area, and send
underground
runners in every
direction, I
recommend it only
where it can be
controlled.
If you can your
Taro, and other
vegetables, it won't
go bad when the
power goes out. It
will be good to eat
for years without
refrigeration.
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