(Caribbean, Guyana, Jamaica) Starchy staple vegetables grown in the ground such as yam, taro, cassava and sweet potato.
(Caribbean, Guyana, Jamaica) Starchy staple vegetables grown in the ground such as yam, taro, cassava and sweet potato.
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(Caribbean, Guyana, Jamaica) Starchy staple fruits and vegetables.
(Caribbean) Any starchy vegetable.
From Hindi 'zaminkand' (earth-tuber), a compound of 'zamin' (earth) and 'kand' (tuber). The elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) produces an enormous underground corm that can weigh up to 10 kg. It is a staple in South and Southeast Asian cuisines, popular in curries and street food, and valued in Ayurvedic medicine.
Caribbean English term, especially common in Trinidad and Guyana, for the unripe fruit of the breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum) or jack-related trees used as a vegetable. When young and green, katahar is cooked in curries and stews; it has a meaty, fibrous texture that makes it popular in vegetarian cooking.
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