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  Re: [aroid-l] edible corms
From: ken at spatulacity.com on 2003.05.07 at 03:18:05(10195)
Absolutely! Amorphophallus konjac is an edible corm! Various Amorphophallus
are consumed in Asia, not only the corms but also the very young petiole
and leaf, before they open. You can make a high carb flour from A. konjac.

That leads me to wonder, though, if you harvest the petiole and young leaf,
will the corm send up a second leaf or is the growing point now gone and
the corm will die in the ground? The web site I was on referred to people
stir frying the Amorphophallus leaves, but didn't mention any details of
the "farming" operation.

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