{"id":1625,"date":"2016-08-05T22:36:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T22:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2018-07-10T14:36:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T14:36:08","slug":"taro-dasheen-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/?p=1625","title":{"rendered":"Taro \/ Dasheen Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1626\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3950-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Taro or Dasheen\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3950-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3950-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3950-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dasheen leaves make an excellent side dish, similar to spinach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taro or Dasheen is a tuber.  We grow the Dasheen in large tubs in partial to mostly shade. Don&#8217;t mistake these plants for elephant ears.  The Taro has no cut at the top of the leaf as the elephant ears do.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3951-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3951\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3951-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3951-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3951-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3958-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3958\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3958-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3958-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3958-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dasheen or Taro leaves make an excellent side dish, tasting and cooking very much like spinach.  Six to eight leaves makes a serving.   Cut the leaves, chop the large part of the leaf into pieces the size of a quarter.  Strip the stems and chop.  Steam the Taro for 20-25 minutes.  Serve warm.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bentpinefarm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/featherPen-1.jpeg\" alt=\"blog post\" width=\"85\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1147\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taro or Dasheen is a tuber. We grow the Dasheen in large tubs in partial to mostly shade. Don&#8217;t mistake these plants for elephant ears. The Taro has no cut at the top of the leaf as the elephant ears do. 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