Taro root

"kalaksed;c-17199385" wrote:
@GalacticGal (and everyone else reading this, of course)

taro is a root vegetable, so yes, vaguely similar to potatoes (though typically much larger, absolutely not related, and tastes sweeter) though it often gets compared more to yams. it's a staple food pretty much everywhere but europe and the americas, but as the in-game description says, it needs to be prepared before it's edible
taro and other plants related to it (that often get lumped under 'taro', as well) is actually...well, not poisonous, per se, but toxic (basically, microscopic needles of a crystallized salt) until it's prepared in specific ways

further reading here, though i doubt the link will get much use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro (it does include a few interesting tidbits of hawaiian culture, among other things)

My poor Simmies have eaten so many of these raw.