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	Taro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Taro is typically boiled, stewed, or sliced and fried as tempura.
		In China, taro is called yù tǒu (芋头 or 芋頭; wu tao or wu tau in Cantonese) and is often used as an ingredient in niangao, a dense pudding made from glutinous rice flour mixed with mashed taro, and eaten during Chinese New Year.
		Taro (from Tahitian), more rarely kalo (from Hawaiian), is a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food for its edible corm, and secondarily as a leaf vegetable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taro (854 words)

	This Week Magazines - Taro
		Taro was their “older brother” who took care of them by flourishing and feeding the entire Hawaiian race.
		In a large growth of taro plants, the largest stem is the mother, while the smaller stems around it—cut from the original mother plant—are its children.
		Growing taro is a difficult way of life that may eventually disappear, except for the truly dedicated who continue to live life close to the land.
	www.thisweek.com /goodies/facts/taro.html (296 words)

	Katsura, Taro - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Katsura, Taro
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Katsura,%20Taro (137 words)

	Taro
		Taro easily absorbs the flavors of the sauces in which it is cooked and serves as a natural thickening agent to enrich those dishes.
		Taro is a dense and starchy tuber, growing beneath a moisture-loving plant with tall, thick, and fleshy stems, each topped by a very large, lovely triangular leaf.
		Because the starch of taro is dense and dry, moist-heat cooking methods, such as boiling and steaming, are much preferred to dry-heat cooking methods, such as baking and roasting.
	www.thaifoodandtravel.com /features/taro.html (1157 words)

	Ethnobotanical Leaflets
		Although taro corms are a relatively poor source of ascorbic acid and carotene, the carotene content is equivalent to that of cabbage and twice that of potato.
		Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), a member of the Araceae family, is an ancient crop grown throughout the humid tropics for its edible corms and leaves, as well as for its traditional uses.
		Thus, taro is one of the few major staple foods where both the leaf and the underground parts are equally important in the human diet.
	www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/taro.htm (1708 words)

	Taro (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Taro, a tropical plant known as a root vegetable.
		Taro, Solomon Islands, a town in the Solomon Islands
		Taro (département) a former département of the First French Empire in present Italy, named after the Taro River
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taro_(disambiguation) (223 words)

	Taro: Food: Ethnobotany: Ahupua'a: Asia-Pacific Digital Library
		Hawaiians have an attachment to taro, taro was the first-born and superior to man. This closeness with the taro plant was evident in its impressive cultivation and many uses.
		The royal taro of apu wai collected rainwater in the cup-shaped leaves and was considered sacred and pure because it never touched the grounds, thus was used for Hawaiian blessings.
		Taro is culturally connected to the people as a root superior and older than the people.
	apdl.kcc.hawaii.edu /~ahupuaa/botany/food/taro.htm (777 words)

	Encyclopedia
		Taro is grown in tropical areas and is an important starchy food in West Africa, the Caribbean and Polynesian islands.
		Taro roots range in length from about 5 inches to a foot or more, and can be several inches wide.
		Taro root can be found in ethnic markets and some specialty produce stores.
	web.foodnetwork.com /food/web/encyclopedia/termdetail/0,7770,501,00.html (219 words)

	THE POTATO OF THE HUMID TROPICS
		The Colocasia taro is a very common crop for wet soils in the humid tropics, especially in Southeast Asia, the Pacific Basin, wet tropical Africa and Egypt, the West Indies, and certain areas of South America; the yautias (Xanthosoma), close cousins of taro, are native to and grow mostly in the New World.
		Taro has leaves that are 1 to 2 meters long with a long, erect petiole and an arrow-shaped blade.
		In the Hawaiian Islands, taro was said to have been formed by the union of daughter earth and father sky, before man was born, so taro was honored as superior to man and treasured as the most important food crop.
	www.botgard.ucla.edu /html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Colocasia (823 words)

	Taro Production Guidelines for Kauai
		Taro is a very hardy and resilient vegetable which when unwanted in vegetable fields may turn into a bothersome weed.
		The wetland or lo'i system, which takes advantage of taro's flood tolerance, was apparently developed early on by Hawaiians to eliminate weed competition and to lower the growing temperature of the corms (the underground storage organ which is actually an underground stem tissue).
		Similarly in the Pacific Islands, taro, and other relatives of the aroid family are often the first crops grown in islands and atolls which have been hit by hurricanes or flooding tidal waves.
	www.extento.hawaii.edu /kbase/reports/taro_prod.htm (1400 words)

	Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i: KALO
		Taro came to Hawai`i Nei with the earliest Polynesian settlers in their canoes and has been cultivated as a staple and staff of life from ancient times in the tropical and subtropical latitudinal band around the earth.
		Taro is often fed to babies as their first whole and natural healthy food, as well as to the elderly, for its ease of digestion and high vitamin content.
		Taro, whose scientific name is Colocasia esculenta (or antiquorum) is cultivated both in the uplands as high as 4,000 feet, and in marshy land irrigated by streams.
	www.canoeplants.com /kalo.html (1714 words)

	6. PECULIARITIES OF TARO PRODUCTION IN SPECIFIC ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES
		Taro still remains a food of choice for much of the indigenous population, and the cultural ties to it are still strong; but unless and until the blight problem eases, other (mostly imported) food items will continue to receive increased patronage.
		Taro and petioles are harvested from the field as needed, for use as vegetables.
		Taro is considered to be a very ancient crop in PNG, and there is archaeological evidence of wetland taro cultivation as far back as 9000 years ago in the Kuk/Baisu area of the Western Highlands Province.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/005/AC450E/ac450e08.htm (9407 words)

	Urashima Taro
		Taro stared at the turtle, and to his great surprise he saw that it was the same turtle whose life he had saved by rescuing it from the naughty children a few days before.
		Taro did not wish the queen to think him ungrateful for her kindness, but he felt that he must tell her of his desire to return home.
		Taro laughed at the lobster leader, for he had thick glasses resting on the end of his nose, and he looked very funny as he conducted the orchestra.
	www.darsie.net /talesofwonder/japan/utaro.html (1561 words)

	Taro root
		Taro resembles potatoes in flavor and uses: Boil, bake, or steam it (peeling it before or after cooking) and serve it with flavorful sauce.
		Taro root's most familiar use is in poi, a sticky taro paste eaten in Hawaii.
		The word taro (as well as dasheen, malanga, and other names) is applied to quite a number of starchy tropical tubers--all of them high-carbohydrate foods that are staples in the Pacific islands, Asia, the Caribbean, Africa, and parts of South America.
	www.wholehealthmd.com /refshelf/foods_view/1,1523,263,00.html (215 words)

	TARO Home Page
		Lastly, TARO is the Senior Design Project of Bill Wright, a mechanical engineering student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton Fla, and an accident investigator with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in West Palm Beach Fla.
		TARO has the potential to be something remarkable, more than just a page on the Web.
		TARO is a place to publish articles about accepted traffic accident reconstruction techniques.
	www.tarorigin.com (1530 words)

	Taro--Farmer's Bookshelf
		Taro can be grown under two distinctly different cultural management systems: upland (dryland) taro planted in nonflooded, rainfed areas, and lowland (wetland) taro grown in waterlogged or flooded fields.
		Taro is very susceptible to weed competition, especially during the first 3- 4 months after planting, when the leaf canopy is being formed.
		Taro is an important food crop in Hawaii, the Pacific Islands, and Asian countries.
	www.ctahr.hawaii.edu /fb/taro/taro.htm (1205 words)

	Taro and Ti Home
		One of the oldest varieties of taro grown on the islands, this high quality taro was known as one of the royal taros.
		Introduced from China, this taro has a relatively low acridity and is popular for luau leaves and taro chips.
		A darkly colored taro of a purple/grey hue, this variety is both beautiful and tasty.
	www.taroandti.com (239 words)

	Taro - Glossary from Hormel Foods
		Taro can be cooked in the same manner as a potato, including baking, boiling, frying, steaming and sautéing, and has a nut-like, potato flavor.
		Taro is available throughout the year in both specialty stores and general food markets.
		The larger taro roots have a sweeter flavor but are drier than the smaller roots.
	www.hormel.com /kitchen/glossary.asp?id=34749&catitemid= (264 words)

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		Taro has been manufacturing and marketing Warfarin for over 40 years.
		We are committed to helping you achieve a healthy, balanced life—by providing you, your family members and caregivers with valuable information about Taro’s Warfarin.
	www.tarowarfarin.com (123 words)

	Leaflet No. 1 - Revised 1992 - Taro
		Taro leaves can also be kept in a refrigerator or cooler; put them in a clear plastic bag with a few holes in it.
		Taro leaves contain a large amount of Vitamin A, which is needed for proper growth, healthy eyes and protection from disease.
		Taro, talo, dalo, dago, aba, angel, aro, ma - these are all names for the plant that has helped provide good nutrition to South Pacific Islanders for hundreds of years.
	www.fao.org /WAIRdocs/x5425e/x5425e01.htm (2083 words)

	Tapping the Roots of Taro
		Vincent and other valley taro growers, such as John and Margaret Loo and Kia Fronda (who welcomes school children to learn the old ways of planting in his seven-acre patch), supply taro corms and lu'au leaves to the fancy resorts along the Kohala Coast to be used in regional cuisine.
		In Hawaiian legend, the taro, or kalo plant originated when the son of Wakea (Sky Father) and his daughter Ho'ohoukalani was born lifeless and deformed like the gnarled root of a plant.
		But cultivating taro is hard work requiring nine months growing time before it can be harvested, and as Islanders began working in new industries and their eating habits changed, production dwindled.
	www.coffeetimes.com /taro2.htm (935 words)

	Picture Taro,Plants,Taro Tree Pictures,Catalog,Trees Encyclopedia
		Roots from the wetland taro are heated to destroy their bitter taste, then ground and fermented into an edible paste called poi, an important food on many Polynesian islands.
		The upland (dry) taro, or dasheen, produces corms that are eaten like potatoes in Japan, China, and the West Indies.
		Date : 2/27/2006 Time : 3:32:23 PM Taro, Colocasia esculenta, is a perennial tropical plant of the ARUM family, Araceae.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/plantsindex.asp?counter=350 (101 words)

	Taro
		Its most common use is in the form of poi, which is made by boiling or steaming the taro root and pounding it into a paste.
		Description - Taro, the staple food of the Pacific, is a plant grown for its large tubers, which are extremely nutritious.
		The starch grains in taro are the smallest in any plant, making them readily digestible.
	aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /plantanswers/vegetables/taro.html (172 words)

	Taro: Hawaii's Roots
		Taro for poi is cultivated by both the dryland and wetland methods.
		The ancient Hawaiians identified so strongly with taro that the Hawaiian term for family, `ohana, is derived from the word `oha, the shoot or sucker which grows from the taro corm.
		Taro varieties and knowledge were traded and contributed to modern Hawaii's famous blending of cultures, helping to make all of Hawai`i one `ohana.
	www.earthfoot.org /lit_zone/taro.htm (2312 words)

	Page Five
		Taro also underpins the traditional Polynesian culture of shared labor and extended families: the taro "'oha" or offshoots are indelibly linked with "'ohana" (family).
		Since taro is "hypoallergenic," it can be processed into a white flour that can be eaten by millions worldwide who are allergic to other starches.
		Kaua'i farmer Clarence Kaona, whose five-acre Hanalei taro patch was recently profiled in a Ka'ahumanu Center photo montage, also feels taro farming may remain a family thing, whether the families are Hawaiian, Hawaiian-Chinese or, as on Kaua'i, Japanese.
	www.maui.net /~haltimes/2Apr97/p5.html (1569 words)

	>USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field Office: Hawaii Taro
		Taro sold for fresh use is estimated at 100,000 pounds, unchanged from 2004.
		The bulk of all processed taro, and taro in general, is made into poi.
		Taro production was hindered from the start of 2005 by a second winter of rainy weather.
	www.nass.usda.gov /hi/vegetble/taro.htm (575 words)

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	www.taro.com /GO/TermsOfUse/Page.aspx (1389 words)

	Asia Food Glossary Page
		There are many kinds of taro, and one member of the Colocasia family, Colocasia gigantea, produces no tuber, neither is the leaf eaten, but the leaf stalks are sliced and used in Cambodian and Vietnamese soups, lightly cooked and still crisp.
		Taro is to the Pacific what potatoes are to Ireland - a staple food.
		The late Jane Grigson, in her excellent book, Cooking with Exotic Fruits and Vegetables relates an experience after she and her daughter had cooked and tasted taro leaf stalks, runners and shoots.'Our throats began to ache in a strange way, as if they were swelling up.
	www.asiafood.org /glossary_1.cfm?alpha=T&wordid=3317&startno=1&endno=25 (498 words)

	Taro genetic work blasted - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		She said taro — kalo, in the native language — is a body form of the Hawaiian god Kane.
		University of Hawai'i plant pathologist John Cho, who conducts taro research, said he generally agrees that genetic engineering is neither necessary nor appropriate for taro grown for food.
		They also expressed concern that genetically engineered taro would be patented and that farmers might have to pay a license fee to grow it.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Feb/14/ln/ln14p.html (433 words)

	Taro’s Warfarin - Useful Taro Links
		Taro Israel performs basic research, conducts clinical trials, synthesizes active pharmaceutical ingredients, manufactures finished pharmaceutical products, and markets them to physicians, pharmacists and consumers.
		Today, Taro Canada is a major Taro research center and a leading manufacturer and exporter of topical products used in dermatology.
		Taro International provides active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished pharmaceutical products in a variety of forms.
	www.tarowarfarin.com /article.asp?siteID=248&siteType=professional&catID=1106&pgID=27348 (338 words)

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