Konnyaku こんにゃく is made from Konjac a plant of the genus Amorphophallus taroyam family. Other colorful names for the potato are devils tongue voodoo lily elephant foot and snake palm.

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Since 98 of Konnyaku is water it has few calories and can clean out your intestine.

Konnyaku. But we would advise to eat this food in moderation. If you eat more than one kilogram of Konnyaku a day it can cause blockage in your intestine.

The plant is native to warm subtropical to tropical eastern Asia from Japan and China south to Indonesia.

Konnyaku is also known as Konnyaku imo Taro発音を聞く 例文帳に追加 コンニャクイモ蒟蒻芋とも言う - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス. Konnyaku is a taro-like potato that grows in tropical and sub-tropical Asia. Almost all of Japans konnyaku comes from the northern Kanto region and Gunma Prefecture in particular.

It is cooked and consumed primarily in Japan. It is also often used as an ingredient in diet versions of jelly and pasta.