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Written by Muriel Olivares   

Malanga!

malanga

Last week I harvested Malanga.  In the past I've eaten it only a few
times, but have always found it very tasty and easy to cook.
Considering potatoes are hard to grow in South Florida because of
weather, pest and disease issues, I've been wondering if it makes sense
to substitute them with malanga; should I plant a significant amount for
next season?  My experience growing it this past year has been that the
malanga plant is very resistant to both heavy rain and drought as well
as most bugs and diseases including parasitic nematodes.  In my research
I stumbled upon this very informative paper in the Sarasota IFAS
website, which leads me to think malanga is a good idea in many ways.

How do you use malanga?

 

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