Kalo is Haloa - The ancestor of the Hawaiians
by Linda Pascatore on 21 October 2007
Taro (Kalo), or Colocasia esculenta, is one of the earliest cultivated plants. It is the traditional staple food plant of Hawaii and many Polynesian Islands.
Taro is rich in vitamins and minerals, and provides starch, which makes it a good food plant. The plant is used in India, Nepal, China, Japan, Africa, and Indonesia, and throughout Polynesia. In fact, about 10% of the world population uses taro or similar plants as a staple food.
Taro has large green elongated heart-shaped leafs and green, red or black stems. It grows several feet high. The bulbous root or corm is the primary food starch plant, but the leaves are also eaten. <Click Here To Read Article>
by Linda Pascatore on 21 October 2007
Taro (Kalo), or Colocasia esculenta, is one of the earliest cultivated plants. It is the traditional staple food plant of Hawaii and many Polynesian Islands.
Taro is rich in vitamins and minerals, and provides starch, which makes it a good food plant. The plant is used in India, Nepal, China, Japan, Africa, and Indonesia, and throughout Polynesia. In fact, about 10% of the world population uses taro or similar plants as a staple food.
Taro has large green elongated heart-shaped leafs and green, red or black stems. It grows several feet high. The bulbous root or corm is the primary food starch plant, but the leaves are also eaten. <Click Here To Read Article>
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