Xiu Ren Dioshan. Although Xiuren Dioscorea and Lipu taro are similar in appearance, they are completely different. Taro belongs to the order Araceae, Araceae, and genus Colocasia. Tubers can be used to extract tannins, or used to dye silk, cotton, and fish nets; they can also be used as raw materials for wine making.

In "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", Liu Yong was demoted to the governor of Guangxi. He did not take office but coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival when Guangxi paid tribute to Lipu taro and was dismissed. Liu Yong felt that transporting him to Beijing was a waste of people and money, so when he hosted a banquet for Qianlong, he replaced it with Dioscorea chinensis. The taste was extremely unpleasant, so Qianlong hated it and sent it back to Guangxi. He Shen intercepted it and sent it back to the imperial dining room and presented it to the emperor. Because Qianlong's food was extremely delicious, he hated Liu Yong for teasing him and demoted Liu Yong.

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There are obvious differences between Lipu taro and southern taro and water taro. The Lipu taro is oval in shape, like the spinning wheels that women used to weave in the past. It weighs from one to two kilograms, or even five or six kilograms. The taro skin is rough and brown, and the distance between the nodes on the skin is relatively short. The betel nut pattern on the taro meat is obvious and the fragrance is very strong.

Southern taro is longer and almost cylindrical in shape. Most are less than one kilogram, and some weigh two or three kilograms. Although the skin is brown, it is smoother, and the distance between the nodes on the skin is longer. The taro meat has no obvious betel nut pattern and has a light aroma. As for the calla taro, it has a big head and a small tail, and is mostly a small taro weighing several ounces. The skin is dark brown, and the taro flesh has no betel nut pattern at all and has no fragrance. Once you master the characteristics of Lipu taro, it will not be difficult to identify the authenticity.

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