{"id":100,"date":"2008-06-23T18:32:37","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T08:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/202.60.70.40\/~australi\/index.php\/taro\/"},"modified":"2010-01-11T21:48:24","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T11:48:24","slug":"taro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/exotic-fruits\/taro\/","title":{"rendered":"Taro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/taro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-122\" title=\"taro\" src=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/taro.jpg\" alt=\"taro\" width=\"150\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/taro.jpg 150w, https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/taro-127x150.jpg 127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>TARO<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Description: <\/span>This potato-like root can range in length from 5 inches to over a foot long.<\/p>\n<p>The flesh is often creamy white or pale pink and sometimes becomes purple-tinged once cooked.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Taste:<\/span> Taro Root, though not very flavorful raw, has a nutty cooked flavor and is easy to digest.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Preparing\/serving:<\/span> Used much like a potato, Taro Root can be boiled, fried, or baked while the edible leaves may be steamed and used like spinach. To prepare, peel Taro Root with a vegetable peeler under running water to avoid any sensitivity to its sticky juices.<\/p>\n<p>Taro leave are also used as a wrapper for steamed foods.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Buying\/storage:<\/span> When selecting Taro look for firm, brown-skinned roots with rings. Avoid soft spots or patches.<\/p>\n<p>Leaves should be fresh and bright green. Remove leaves just before using roots and save for later use. Store Taro Root as you would a potato. The leaves should be refrigerated and used within one week. Keep covered with water (in a bowl or pan) until ready to use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/taro-leaf-macro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1983\" title=\"taro-leaf-macro\" src=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/taro-leaf-macro-400x264.jpg\" alt=\"taro-leaf-macro\" width=\"183\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TARO Description: This potato-like root can range in length from 5 inches to over a foot long. The flesh is often creamy white or pale pink and sometimes becomes purple-tinged once cooked. Taste: Taro Root, though not very flavorful raw, has a nutty cooked flavor and is easy to digest. Preparing\/serving: Used much like a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":3,"menu_order":37,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-100","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4145,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions\/4145"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}