Malanga is in short supply around here.
What does it go for down there?
Ric
Alocasia Macrorrhiza division
Malanga is usually .69-.99 a pound unless it's on sale.
I bought mine at an Oriental Market in Des Moines and they were 25 cents each and about twice the size of an egg. Sprouting like crazy now, so I'm hoping I'll have some great ears from them. I would guess that the cost would be about the same.
Well now I've definitely got to search around here for a market
handling them!
Ric
Ric,
try Asian or Latino stores ... they do carry them all the time... that is if there are some in ur area. there are plenty in Los Angeles, but not in my area :(.
They sometimes have them at my Walmart Supercenter....
Ric, there used to be a store over in Oakley called Thai-Am and they had all sorts of things. I am going to have to look and see if they still exist. The Mama over there loved me and used to make me the best soups and foods when I worked at the salon next door. She gave me great deals on jade jewelry too. :) I am trying to think of other Asian markets as well.
Hmmm..... Chele I'll try Jungle Jims.
They may well be the place.
I'll check w/ some chefs I know maybe they can source it here.
Ric
wow, 69 cents? I paid 2.48 a lb!!!!!!!!!
Wow tiG! I guess it's so inexpensive here because many South Floridians eat it and it's also grown here.
it was that cheap here last year, I don't know why it's so high right now. and they are small too, not like last years. I was very disappointed, but maybe our new crop just hasn't come in yet.
Where are you getting yours tiG?
super walmart
thanks, I figured WalMart. It has become very ethnic. cool beans.
rootdoctor, thanks so much for taking the time to document this. It's great to see the steps that successful gardeners take and try to incorporate them into your own garden procedures. Just got a Xanthosoma and Colocasia this spring, so this is really helpful to me.
I guess Malanga are Xanthosoma? Is this right? If so, are they all edible or only the ones you get at the farmer's market?
Thank you! I am glad to help someone!
In my research,most Malanga is edible,and Colocasai,is what Poi is made from in Hawaii.
MaVie,Is the true expert on the edibility of almost all the tropicals,and she even has recipes!
I hope she sees this,because she can answer your question better then I can!
Ok, found this page about edible aroids:
http://www.kallus.com/aroids/ediblecuisine.htm
Seems like Malanga is cuban for most of the aroids they grow and eat there, with a second word to differentiate the types.
And this page about malanga:
http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/vegetables/malanga.htm
Now all I have to do is figure out if mine (Xanthosoma jeoquinii) is edible! I think maybe it is a mutant or sport from one of the other main species.
rootdoctor
do you happen to have the variegated one to trade? plmk and thanks
moretz
Not now Moretz,the Xan Vari seems to pup easy,so maybe in the fall,and even then I can't promise it willl,but if it does,you will get one.
So far I've found that my species is also called Xanthosoma jacquinii.
This page describes it in a not very appealing manner.
http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/BotDermFolder/BotDermA/ARAC.html
The plant has acrid milky sap and a foetid odour. In Surinam, the small lateral tubers and the leaves are cooked and eaten. In the Andes of southern Colombia, the tubers are ground, boiled, and fermented to make chicha, an intoxicating drink (Morton 1972a).
That page also has toxicity and irritant properties for a number of other Aroids, just in case you were thinking of eating your Philodendrons...
;-)
rootdoctor
i will email in the fall to see if you have one for trade thanks so much moretz
Sure thing Moretz,don;t let it slip my mind!
Hey Rootdoctor, how are you, good to see taking care of those EE's. I saw that Amorph too, you've got guts.
Good thing my wife was out of town that week,she would have put me and the lily on the porch,whew it was strong,I just went downstairs and smelled a Brug I have blooming,Ummm,I guess you have got to take the good with the bad,LOL!
that's for sure. Keep at it.
Froto, it's good to see you back. I've been wondering if you were okay. Emailed you a time or two but didn't hear back.