Tag: Indian shot

For over 4,000 years, the Indian shot plant ($Canna indica$) has been cultivated as a food crop by indigenous peoples in the Americas. This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to know about how to eat Indian shot, from proper identification and harvesting to preparing the tasty rhizomes and versatile leaves in your kitchen.

For thousands of years, indigenous peoples in the Americas have cultivated *Canna indica* as a food source, using its large, starchy rhizomes. This ornamental plant, commonly known as the Indian shot plant, holds a surprising history of edibility beyond its decorative blooms.

For thousands of years, some cultures in the Andes and Southeast Asia have cultivated cannas as a starchy food source. This tradition proves that, contrary to popular belief about ornamental garden varieties, some specific canna species are indeed edible for humans.