dasheen

[Colocasia Esculenta] Dasheen variation with eddoes. Native to Southern India/Southeast Asia. Wide distribution throughout the Tropics, perennial and primarily grown as root vegetables. Edible starchy corn. Very inexpensive and available all throughout the year. Blue food include dasheen, eddoes, cassava yam, tannia, sweet potato Staple of carbohydrate It can be grown under flood conditions along with rice. The leaf is large, like elephant ears and red center most sought after. Leaves can be pale or purple. 5Grown where water is abundant. Planting depth influences strength and size, shape of harvested crop. Dasheen leaves can make callaloo, with coconut milk, pumpkin,. Prepared with crab. Eaten with dhal or rice, sada roti when cooked down to a dark green paste like consistency. Dasheen is generally eaten boiled. Soft, custard like and firm and dry when ready. Dasheen contains minerals zinc, magnesium, copper iron, manganese, potassium, vitamin b-6, folates, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and thiamine.