PORTUGUESE YAMS - INHAMES

[carmen furtado]

I used to love these but haven't had them for years - was wondering if they were available in massachusetts - can't remember how my grandmother cooked them - boiled or baked - thanks - carmen
 

 

              

[Genealogy]

There are called taro root in English. There available in central valley
of California. Our family boils them. There are sliced and serve like bread.

Joaquin Mendonça

carmen furtado wrote:

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[Cakem...@aol.com]

You can find them in grocery stores sometimes, but old timers always have them growing in their garden.  We used to cook them in a pressure cooker. but they can be baked or boiled.  I remember eating them with meals like a potato and also chopping them up in a bowl and adding milk and sugar like you would cereal.

 

Mary Ann

[Mary Bordi]

On Jul 28, 2009, at 10:25 AM, carmen furtado wrote:

I used to love these but haven't had them for years - was wondering if they were available in massachusetts - can't remember how my grandmother cooked them - boiled or baked - thanks - carmen

Earlier this spring I bought some bulbs of Colocasia esculenta at Costco. They are sold as a decorative garden plant, Elephant Ears--they have a large leaf. Mine are growning nicely in a container. This is the plant known as inhames or taro root. I am planning to eat them.

I don't recommend this to anyone else. If you grow them to eat, buy the roots from someone who is selling them as such.  :)   You don't want to eat something that was mistakenly identified...

Mary Bordi

[Sam Koester]

No kidding?!  I have some elephant ears growing in my pond!  They spread like crazy.  Never knew I could eat the roots!  Guess I’ll start with a very small bite just to be sure they are the right plant.  Sam in CA

[Alvin Goularte]

Carmen,  if you have a Chinese operated store in your area, they will probably stock them for sale.  I grow some in my backyard.  They are not the type that grow six feet tall.  Mine grow to about two feet and produce a smaller root, but they are more flavorfull.  I received the roots from a friend and set them out in the Spring.  Incidently, I think they go great with linguica!!!   Al --- On Tue, 7/28/09, carmen furtado <carmen_...@yahoo.com> wrote:

[JEROME R PIMENTEL]

There certainly is a difference between the "decorative garden plant" and the eatable specie. Be careful. 

Jerry Pimentel

[JEROME R PIMENTEL]

Hello Once Again.

The decorative plant has a darker green leaf with a  pointed shape. It will also blossom with a white lilly and has a sweet odor. The eatable specie has a leaf that looks more like the "elephant ear" and that is how it gets its nick name.

Jerry P