taro

Example Sentences

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“She noticed that a lot of locals were always asking her for ingredients like sweet potatoes and taro, so she started selling fruits and expanded to vegetables,” said Derek Luu, Tran’s son.

From Los Angeles Times

The restaurant is famous for its taro ball desserts, grass jelly and shaved ice - treats not normally found on the menu in Yorkshire, but a popular treat for many in Taiwan and surrounding countries.

From BBC

I had hoped to add a dessert of Lunar New Year milk tea and taro doughnuts, but was simply too full.

From Los Angeles Times

On a recent November day, he laid several broad taro leaves out across his hand, which he cupped to form a bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

Then sugar and pineapple magnates from the U.S. and Europe followed, destroying the ecosystem by digging up native taro and banana trees and draining the wetlands to irrigate their plantations.

From Los Angeles Times