芋頭 (taro) - Learn Cantonese

Pronunciation

English Name

taro

Cantonese (Traditional)

芋頭

Simplified Chinese

芋头

Mandarin (Pinyin)

yù tou

Yale Romanization

wuh táu

Character Breakdown

芋头 is taro and 芋头 is head.

About This Dish

Taro is a root vegetable popular in Asia and Africa. It's basically the potato of Chinese cuisine, mashed, steamed and stir-fried in various dishes, in dim sum as taro cakes and taro dumplings.

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