Aroid recipes

From: pjm at gol.com (Peter Matthews) on 2007.09.02 at 08:22:03(16196) Dear Aroid Tasters and Survivors, The young shoots of wild Lasia spinosa are commonly used as a vegetable in Burma/Myanmar. Maybe the spines of L. spinosa have been an effective defense against herbivores, making nasty chemical defences less important. +More Are the young shoots of other spiny aroids also edible? Is this a general pattern, or do some aroids pull out all the stops, so to speak, to make themselves unattractive? Have cultivated forms of Monstera deliciosa been selected for edible fruit, or are the fruit of wild forms equally edible? When and where did the monster become delicious? I would like to try that bowl of river-chilled fruit, but which river is best for it? Peter

From: derek at horticulturist.com (Derek Burch) on 2007.09.02 at 22:36:43(16201) Hi Peter, It must be the time of year (one issue of Aroideana in the mails and space in the next open) but so many opportunities for articles or colloquia present themselves. Let me know, anyone and everyone of any of these would be popular subjects (corm storages came up as a discussion recently) (how about: 'edible aroids', 'what my neighbours cook and eat', 'meals I have loved' ...), and I will try to drum up submissions for the next issue. This is your chance to set my feet on the path of righteousness as far as the journal is concerned - there will always be plenty of really serious taxonomy available (and I will be delighted to receive it) but I would love to leaven the mix a little ... Yours in hope and expectation. Derek (editor, Aroideana, for now.) P.S. I can rewrite if you are hesitant about submitting in final form, and will do so, with pleasure, at your request. +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Peter Matthews Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 4:22 AM To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid recipes Dear Aroid Tasters and Survivors, The young shoots of wild Lasia spinosa are commonly used as a vegetable in Burma/Myanmar. Maybe the spines of L. spinosa have been an effective defense against herbivores, making nasty chemical defences less important. Are the young shoots of other spiny aroids also edible? Is this a general pattern, or do some aroids pull out all the stops, so to speak, to make themselves unattractive? Have cultivated forms of Monstera deliciosa been selected for edible fruit, or are the fruit of wild forms equally edible? When and where did the monster become delicious? I would like to try that bowl of river-chilled fruit, but which river is best for it? Peter _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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