Re: [Aroid-l] Tubers bought in a market.

From: "Steve Ritchey" sritchey at shreve.net> on 2005.01.19 at 22:59:42(12597) Definitely not the Xanthosomas we get at the market here, but should I ever decide to cook more Xanthosomas, your idea of making a curry is certainly a sound one. No 'nutty potato flavour' on these- they need all the spice and pizazz one can give them :-) +More ----- Original Message ----- To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Tubers bought in a market. It tasted quite nice in the end, a very nutty, potato flavour! Heres a link to a scan of the other one (a digital camera would be so handy - hmph) so its no the best to see from. The white line is 10cm to scale. http://www.ng23.abelgratis.co.uk//plant/Tuber.jpg Anyway, its gone a bit mouldy on the outside at the bottom today, so it probably wont last the winter. It shall be kept well away from my other plants as well! Right, im off to dust its bottom. Neil On 17 Jan 2005, at 04:17, Steve Ritchey wrote: Well, you're in the U.K. and I'm in Texas, but here, this would most likely be Xanthosoma violaceum- Supermarket chains send in crates of these and Colocasias around Easter even though the local produce people have no idea what they are or what to do with them- I don't think anyone here ever eats them, but gardeners buy them for foundation plants and treat them like a summer "bulb"- They store better than potatoes in our climate, but I can't eat them without a heavy dose of slow-cooked garlic, olive oil, salt, and Java pepper :-) Bon apetit!! _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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