Dioscorea hispida

Dioscorea hispida, also known as the Indian three-leaved yam,[1] is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea, native to South and Southeast Asia. Known to be poisonous when fresh, caution and careful process will be made to make the root crop edible.

Dioscorea hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. hispida
Binomial name
Dioscorea hispida
Dennst

Culinary use

Krabèe janèng, Acehnese cuisine made from Dioscorea hispida

Several people use the rootcrop as food. Due to being poisonous when fresh, they slice it to thin strips, place a sack full of them in running water for a few days, dehydrated then cooked.

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References

  1. Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.


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