<i>Tororo</i> — grated <i>Dioscorea polystachya</i> in preparation for <i>tororo <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Udon" title="Udon">udon</a></i>. <i>Tororo</i> is the Japanese term for grated <i>Dioscorea polystachya</i>, a type of yam known as either <i>nagaimo</i> or <i>yamaimo</i> in Japanese. It is used in the Japanese cold noodle dish <i>tororo udon</i>, where it is not cooked, but grated and eaten raw mixed with other ingredients. Further reading: 
<ul><li><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dioscorea_polystachya_(batatas).jpg" title="File:Dioscorea polystachya (batatas).jpg">File:Dioscorea polystachya (batatas).jpg</a></li>
<li><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TororoUdon.jpg" title="File:TororoUdon.jpg">File:TororoUdon.jpg</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea_polystachya" class="extiw" title="en:Dioscorea polystachya">en:Dioscorea polystachya</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udon" class="extiw" title="en:Udon">en:Udon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)" class="extiw" title="en:Yam (vegetable)">en:Yam (vegetable)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2" class="extiw" title="ja:ナガイモ">ja:ナガイモ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%81%A9%E3%82%93" class="extiw" title="ja:うどん">ja:うどん</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2" class="extiw" title="ja:ヤマノイモ">ja:ヤマノイモ</a></li></ul>
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