dasheen
Starchy Caribbean root
Dasheen is a tropical plant grown for its starchy, edible root, closely related to taro.
The large underground corm is cooked like a potato—boiled, mashed, or fried.
The term is used primarily in the Caribbean: dasheen and saltfish.
The young leaves, called callaloo, are also eaten as greens.
Caribbean cooked greens dish
stew · boiled · steamed · fried · mashed · side-dish · ingredient · recipe
Edible tropical corm
- cormBulblike underground stem base
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
yam · cassava · malanga · cultivated · harvested · peeled · storage · plant
Tropical Atlantic region
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- HawaiianFrom the 50th state
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- AsianOf the largest continent
humid · equatorial · rainforest · subtropical · plantation · cultivation · wetland · paddy
Plant-based digestive aid
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
iron · calcium · dietary · nutritious · healthy · wholesome · nourishing · sustenance
callaloo
Caribbean cooked greens dish
curry · stew · boiled · steamed · fried · mashed · side-dish · ingredient · recipe · cuisine
taro
Edible tropical corm
- cormBulblike underground stem base
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
starchy · yam · cassava · malanga · cultivated · harvested · peeled · storage · plant · crop
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
Asian · humid · equatorial · rainforest · subtropical · plantation · cultivation · wetland · paddy · lowland
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
antioxidants · iron · calcium · dietary · nutritious · healthy · wholesome · nourishing · sustenance · energy