How to Use taro in a Sentence

taro

noun
  • Punaluʻu, a three-acre wetland taro farm.
    — Tykesha Spivey Burton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2024
  • First, use one of the six syrups (brown sugar, matcha or taro) to marble your cup.
    — Jacorey Moon, goodhousekeeping.com, 4 May 2023
  • Finish your meal with their taro milk cream which offers a rich yet fluffy bite that’s not too sweet.
    — Rana Good, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Potato, pumpkin and taro should be cut into bite-size pieces.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Its summer rolls and crispy little spring rolls stuffed with cabbage and soft taro are spot-on.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
  • The milky taro, filled with chunks of the pale purple root and tiny sago pearls, is a standout.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Dumpling Time fills bright-pink beet buns with taro puree and crafts a soup dumpling the size of a pomelo.
    — Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2018
  • Could the flavors of our taro cakes and shiu mai actually speak to the city around them?
    — Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2018
  • Stefan is preparing the land to grow tuberous roots, like taro, araimo and satoimo.
    — Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, there are taro farms, local boutiques and mom and pop eateries.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • The color might not be as dark as ube, but can take on a purple hue when boiled (like in this taro bubble tea).
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2021
  • Anyone who has ever had the taro Swiss cake and bubble tea knows that the spot can't be missed.
    — Von Diaz, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2022
  • Veggie choices include bok choy, corn, onions, taro, mushrooms and spinach.
    — Linh Ta, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • You're bound to find taro in more than a few dishes during this celebration.
    — Julia Warren, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • Other pastries are filled and topped with apple pie filling, red bean taro and curry.
    — Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Milk tea flavors include Thai, jasmine, brown sugar, taro and matcha milk tea.
    — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The wet and fertile valley has also been a place where people have tended to lo'i, or taro fields, for many years.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Hawaii’s creation myth says that two gods had a stillborn baby, who was buried and grew into a kalo, or taro, plant.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The fry of the fish is excellent, possessing a delicate shell like that of a taro puff from a dim sum joint.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Most Kanaks subsistence-farm yams, taros, sweet potatoes and bananas.
    — A. Odysseus Patrick, Washington Post, 1 June 2018
  • There’s also milk tea with add-ins such as honey boba, coffee jelly, and taro pudding.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019
  • In northern China, zongzi are typically sweet, filled with a red bean paste or taro.
    — Casey Quackenbush, Time, 18 June 2018
  • Flavor-wise, ube has a natural sweetness while taro has a more earthy and nutty yet slightly sweet taste.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Today, farms in Hanalei Valley produce more than half of all the taro in Hawaii.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Expect a mix of French pastries and Asian desserts including red bean buns and taro cream bread.
    — Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The flavor changes every week, with past ones including matcha, cereal milk, and taro.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Often confused with taro or purple sweet potatoes, ube is sweeter and creamier.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Beverages here include taro milk tea, pennywort juice and rich egg coffee.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Colors include a pretty green, a neutral beige, and taro, a lavender color.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 11 June 2026
  • As smoke billows through their backyard, father and son wave two-foot taro leaves over a three-foot hole filled with kindling and wood to light it on fire.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2022

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