What is yautia in english?
The species Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott is known by the common name Yautia in Filipino, German, and Tagalog. It is known by the common name Yautía in Spanish.
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Tannia or arrowleaf elephant's ear) is a flowering plant which produces a starchy edible corm (underground root-like stem). The corm usually has a thick brown or yellow-brown skin with white, yellow or even pinkish flesh. Besides the corm, its young leaves are also consumed. It is used in Puerto Rican cuisine as yautia in paste form.
In English, Yautia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) is known by Malanga, Tannia, Yellow ocumo, or Yellow yautia.
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