Thanks, Alan. Taro certainly is edible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro It is the basis of the most Hawaiian dish, poi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_%28food%29 What other food is graded by the number of fingers needed to eat it?
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting, Dan. I had no idea they were edible. They are very popular > as garden plants in SA where they are known as Elephant Ears. There is a > huge "plantation" of them south of Phalaborwa near the Olifants river. Some > must have been dumped from a garden at one of the waterboard houses & nature > did its thing. I'll take a shot or two next time I am down there. > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:10 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESO: Kalo > > > Kalo is the taro plant so essential to the survival of the Hawaiians > before the modern age. It is still a favorite food of Native > Hawaiians and other Islanders, and it is still planted in the > traditional manner, most notably on the Keanae Peninsula on Maui and > in Waipio Valley on the Big Island. > > This is part of several small kalo patches planted in the educational > area of Iao Valley State Park, Maui: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17695560 > K-r with smc 50mm F1.8 > Comments are invited. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
