Washing taro hands will be itchy is and taro contains a white mucus has a relationship. This is because taro contains calcium oxalate crystals. Specifically as follows:

Remove the itch can use vinegar to wash hands to synthesize this substance, but also can be roasted on the fire to destroy the saponin, can stop itching. Taro in de white mucus is an alkaline substance saponin, will stimulate the mucous membranes of the skin itchy feeling occurs.

Mostly because you are allergic to taro symptoms, you can consider the use of anti-allergy drugs for treatment.

Before peeling, you can apply a layer of vinegar on your hands. In addition, wearing rubber gloves can only avoid direct skin contact with the mucus of the taro. If you are unfortunate enough to develop an allergy due to contact with taro, you can mix baking soda with water and then immerse your hands in the solution. In addition, washing your hands with kohlrabi juice or rubbing the skin with the peel of a lemon or willow citrus works well.

Taro contains indigestible starch and calcium oxalate crystals, which have a bitter taste and cause skin irritation, but disappear after cooking. The flesh turns gray or lavender when cooked. Taro is cooked in a similar way to potatoes. Taro makes a thicker soup when simmered, and it absorbs the broth from other ingredients. Potatoes and taro are delicious fried or pan-fried into thin slices and drizzled with sauce, or sliced and cooked with syrup for a dessert. The leaves of taro can also be cooked to resemble spinach and can be wrapped in other foods and baked. However, the calcium oxalate in the leaves is destroyed by cooking.

Taro peeling method

Method 1: the skin of the taro into a small bag (only half a bag) with a hand to grab the mouth of the bag, the bag on the concrete floor a few times, and then pour the taro, you can find taro skin off all the time. Taro contains more starch, eat too much at one time will lead to bloating;

Method 2: Boil water in the pot, clean the outer skin of the taro, wash off the soil and impurities, directly into the boiling water scalded and boiled for a while. After removing, gently scratch with a knife from top to bottom, you can easily peel off the outer skin of taro.

Method 3: Wash the soil from the outer skin of taro. Put into the pot to boil or steam can be, when the taro is cooked can be used to remove the plate. When the temperature of the taro cools down, you can peel the skin directly by hand.

Method 4: Put the taro into the water to clean and fish out. Just use a steel wire ball to slowly grind off the outer skin of the taro.