Telhawngpa (Nepal voodoo lily)

Amorphophallus napalensis

root

Tuber of a wild amorphophallus, a cousin of the elephant foot yam, boiled or fried in Mizoram.

Origin

Northeast India (Mizoram)

Season (United States)

August to December

Preparation

The tuber is peeled wearing gloves, cut up and boiled at length, changing the water, before being fried or added to a sauce: raw or undercooked, it burns the mouth, like all aroids.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

At the Aizawl market it is sold by the cup: 0.50 to 0.60 dollar for 200 ml.