On 8/16/2014 9:01 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:39:47 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> Speaking of repulsive, I had some squid luau yesterday. It looked like
>> green pig diarrhea with chunks in it. Squid luau is taro leaves cooked
>> in sweetened coconut milk with squid. The chunks were big in size so I
>> assume it was chopped octopus arms swimming in there. Yum!
>
> Octopus is delicious, so is coconut milk. Not enthusiastic about the
> leaves, but maybe they taste better than they sound.
>
>

Taro leaves have a mild taste sorta like spinach. They have to be well
cooked to get rid of sharp calcium oxalate crystals. In my mind, it's
less repulsive than the new Jack in the Box sandwich which is a burger
with teriyaki sauce and a slice of Spam. :-)