Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Xanthosoma sagittifolium, the arrowleaf elephant ear or arrowleaf elephant's ear, is a species of tropical flowering plant in the genus Xanthosoma, which produces an edible, starchy tuber. In Puerto Rican cuisine it is called malanga or yautía.

In Costa Rica and Nicaragua it is called "tiquizque" or "macal." The tuber (called nampi or malanga) is also used in the cuisine of these countries. The plant is often interplanted within reforestation areas to control weeds and provide shade during the early stages of growth.

In the Spanish Caribbean the plant and its corm are called yautia. The yautia corm is used in stews, soups, or simply served boiled much like a potato. It is used in local dishes such as pasteles, alcapurria, sancocho, and mondongo. In Puerto Rican pasteles, yautia is ground with green bananas, plantains into a dough-like fluid paste containing pork, ham and boiled in a banana leaf or paper wrapper. The Dominican version of this dish may also contain either grounded beef or shredded poultry. In alcapurrias, it is also ground with green bananas and made into fried croquets containing ground beef or the chopped ham and fresh pork mix used in pasteles. The sancocho is a soup and the mondongo dish is a stew. Yautia is also consumed as purée in some instances.

Translation

The phrase "Xanthosoma sagittifolium" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Tannia, Dutch: Tayer.