Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eddoe

Colocasia antiquorum

— Also known as: eddo —

Eddoe Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022

1. Eddoe Marker

Inscription. Eddoe is a tropical potato-like vegetable that is a family member of dasheen (taro). Eddoe traveled from China and Japan to the West Indies along with people who were forced to live and work in the Caribbean by European colonizers. Despite this history, the plant remains popular across Caribbean cuisines. Eddoe can be boiled, steamed, fried, roasted, or added to metemgee, a root vegetable soup from Guyana.

Erected by Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Anthropology & Archaeology • Asian Americans • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 39.879′ N, 73° 57.778′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Marker can be reached from Flatbush Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 441 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sugarcane (here, next to this marker); Dasheen (here, next to this marker); Turmeric (here, next to this marker); Chinese Eggplant (here, next to this marker); Ginger (here, next

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to this marker); Benne (here, next to this marker); Aquatic Plants for Aquatic Birds (within shouting distance of this marker); Artful Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022

2. Eddoe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.