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 metamgee, a root vegetable soup from Guyana.

Erected by Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Asian Americans • Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 40° 39.842′ N, 73° 57.724′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Marker can be reached from Flatbush Avenue north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 445 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11238, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ginger (here, next to this marker); Dasheen (here, next to this marker); Living Land Acknowledgement (a few steps from this marker); Johnny Appleseed Rambo Apple (a few steps from this marker); Children's Garden

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Children's Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); A Place for City Kids to Grow Since 1914 (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 17, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.