Elephant Ears

You are welcome.. :)

I see, Thanks Ashish.

we soak black(ripe) tamarind in water for overnight. and use such blackish water to add in cooking. Most kind of Alocasia leaves are chopped and boiled before used in cooking.. some leaves directly cooked. We have special curry of these leaves and many delicious menus.

@Heather at that time I also had no idea, I replanted several bulbs in pots bare handed to brighten a dull corner in the house, I got bright red hands instead! hahaha. @Ashish Although I'm more careful now, How do you use tamarind to stop the itchiness?

@Ian in case of Itchiness we add Tamarind...!!

Wow, I had no idea Ian.

Our local name for it is 'gabi'. The bulbs, stems and leaves of several varieties are edible. Some varieties should be handled with a glove or you'll itch like hell...from my personal experience :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro

I have no idea if they are edible. They are bulbs.

Are they edible and used in daily cooking..?