5 Differences Between Taro And Ubi That Need To Be Known

Illustration of differences in taro and sweet potatoes (Freepik/topntp26)

YOGYAKARTA Taro and sweet potatoes, both of them are often processed into popular foods. Such as sweet drinks, including usury or even traditional drinks, such as kolak. At first glance, maybe taro or taro and sweet potatoes are considered the same. Even though they are both tubers, the difference between taro and sweet potatoes is the following.

There are several varieties of sweet potatoes, including purple sweet potatoes, orange, and white. Usually sweet sweet potatoes have sweet flavors so they are suitable to be processed or served into sweet drinks and foods such as ice cream, pastries, cakes, and jams. While taro, it has a pale white or light purple after being blended. Taro has a more bland flavor and is less sweet. Generally, taro or taro is processed into a dessert with tapoka flour or a mixture of smoothie.

Ubi comes from Southeast Asia and has existed for a long time. Currently, sweet potatoes are an important source of food in the Philippines because they are used in various kinds of dishes, reported by Taste Delicious, Friday, November 17. Sweet potatoes are also grown in parts of Africa, South America, Australia, and the United States.

In contrast to Talas, apart from Southeast Asia, it was also found in India. Currently, talas has also become a staple food in several countries such as Hawaii, the Caribbean, South Pacific, China, and Africa. Japanese people also plant taro for various types of recipes.

Ubi has a soft texture and most of it tastes sweet. The taste of the star is quite firm, but it's not as easy as the talas to add in guery foods. Talas includes starchy vegetables with a modest and slightly spicy taste. The texture is smooth after ripe, dry, and slightly grained.

Ubi has a sweet and soft taste so it is suitable for use with ingredients with dominant flavors, such as cheddar cheese. Sweet potatoes are also suitable combined with pandan, coconut, cheese cream, and even green beans. In contrast to tape, a faint sweet taste together with a slightly spicy taste will be more suitable to be processed into guery food. Talas is suitable for dipanggan and served with meat, chicken, or fish. It can also complement dishes from matcha, black wijen, and red beans.

Sweet potatoes are used in dessert recipes to add color and taste. Like in cakes with a gentle tropical feel. For example bowl cakes, bread, pies, weddings, ice cream, and drinks. Because taro is not sweet enough, it is often cooked in side dishes. For example, curry, soup, and casserole. It can also be processed into pasta or paste and bread. Talas can also make ice cream.

That's the fifth difference between taro and sweet potatoes. Which one do you like the most? Is there food in your house made from the two tubers above?