KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 26 -- Happy news for taro fans, this stall in Bukit Jalil not only serves taro noodles but there's also taro porridge.

Commonly referred to as yam, that light purple tuber usually gets the headliner treatment in the form of a " yam cake" that is more like a savoury kuih with sauces.

You may even find cubes of it inside a bowl of yam rice eaten with braised meats or as a dessert in Teochew orh nee laced with sinful lard.

It's even used as a topping for shaved ice for a sweet treat at Kento Cafe (FB @KentoCafe) which is now at Bandar Sri Damansara.

What taro rarely comes in, is swimming inside a bowl of noodles or topping a hearty porridge.

Six years ago, I unearthed a bowl of yam noodles during the Covid-19 pandemic...