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jeanbayarea

ID this plant

jeanbayarea
16 years ago

My neighbor has this plant. They use it to make some kind of rice balls. It gives the rice balls blackish color. I don't know how to explain the taste but it's quite mild. Anyone know the name of this plant and how else it is used?

mystery plant.

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