Thus, this article describes the " dasheen " form of taro; another variety of taro is known as eddoe or " Colocasia antiquorum ".
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Vendors now set up shop on the street, hawking plantains, dasheen ( a round starchy root vegetable ) and bhaji ( pronounced bage-g ), a green leafy vegetable.
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Residents from surrounding islands with French Creole roots, including Guadeloupe and Martinique, came to sample the compa, zouk and bouyon genres of music along with dishes like dasheen, yams and bananas prepared with exotic spices.
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Coconut bake ( coconut bread ) is usually served with fried accra ( saltfish fritters ), black pudding, butter, cheese paste ( a mixture of cheese, mustard, grated onion, and mayo ), tannia cakes ( fried dasheen cake ), and boiled plantain.
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In some countries, such as Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica, the leaves and stem of the dasheen, or taro, are most often cooked and pureed into a thick liquid called callaloo, which is served as a side dish similar to creamed spinach.
