In fact, when taro is pulled out of the ground, it has already sprouted, but farmers usually separate the stem and leaf of taro from taro, so many people don't know. Looking at taro, you should be able to see where the leaves originally grew.

Taro tastes soft, sweet and waxy, and its nutritional value is similar to that of potatoes, and it does not contain solanine. It is an alkaline food with roots that people like. However, seed germination will consume some nutrients, and the taste of taro after germination will become worse and the nutrients will be reduced.

Fresh taro can't be put in the refrigerator. You can wrap taro in newspaper and put it in a cool, dry and dark place. If it needs to be preserved for a long time, it is recommended to cook the taro and store it in the refrigerator.

Types of taro

1. Multi-headed taro: The mother taro has many leaves and few seeds. Crotalaria italica cultivated in mountainous areas of Taiwan Province Province and Crotalaria italica cultivated in Yishan, Guangxi belong to this category. It is characterized in that the plant is short, one plant has many leaves, and many taro plants are born under it, which are integrated into one; It is powdered and tastes like chestnuts.

2. Dakui taro: The mother taro is single or few, fat and delicious, with few seeds, tall plants, strong leaf separation and few seeds, but the mother taro is very developed, powdery, delicious and high in yield. Such as betel nut, bamboo taro, red betel nut, betel nut taro, noodle taro, red taro, yellow taro, glutinous rice taro and fire taro, are commonly found in tropical areas such as Taiwan Province Province, Fujian Province and Guangdong Province.

3, multi-seed taro: many seeds are born in groups, and the mother taro has more fiber and is not delicious. This kind of taro has strong foliation, spindle shape and thin tail, which is easy to separate from the mother taro. The purpose of cultivation is to harvest taro. Most of the cultivators in north-central China belong to this category. For example, early-born white taro in Taiwan Province Province, white-stalked taro in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and yellow-powdered taro in Cixi, Zhejiang Province.