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The lovely Laurie from Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska is hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I’ve uncovered an unusual root vegetable - taro! Both the root (or corm as it is sometimes called) and the leaf of the Taro plant are edible. Inside the flesh is pure white with streaks of purple and the root is circled by a deep purple edge. Taro must be cooked before eating - when raw it contains a compound called calcium oxalate that is extremely harmful. Some of th (...)

The lovely Laurie from Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska is hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I’ve uncovered an unusual root vegetable - taro! Both the root (or corm as it is sometimes called) and the leaf of the Taro plant are edible. Inside the flesh is pure white with streaks of purple and the root is circled by a deep purple edge. Taro must be cooked before eating - when raw it contains a compound called calcium oxalate that is extremely harmful. Some of th (...)