Key features

• •Also called eddo, this species is native to China and Japan. It can grow in cooler and drier climates, so it's a suitable crop in parts of North America. These corms are generally smaller and rounder. They resemble striped, hairy potatoes. The flavor of the leaves and corms are a little acrider and the flesh is a bit slippery.
• •The eddo is sometimes called the "potato of the tropics". The eddo is also known as taro (root), dasheen, eddo or kale. Its barrel-shaped outside has inedible "hairy" skin. Inside its flesh can range from white to gray.
• •Eddos have a light crumbly texture with a slightly sweet flavor, somewhat like a potato. Like a potato, eddos can be roasted, fried or boiled. After cooking they can be sliced, grated or mashed.