Would you believe it? A plant that is called prayer plant because of its leaves.
The Maranta is called the prayer plant that grows in South America. They are actually cultivated for their colorful leaves that spread during the day and become straight in the evening.
The most well known species in the family is arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), a plant of the Caribbean, grown for its easily digestible starch.
Arrowroot is used as an article of diet in the form of biscuits, puddings, jellies, cakes, hot sauces etc., and also with beef tea, milk or veal broth, noodles in Korean cuisine, or boiled with a little flavoring added, as an easily digestible food for children and people with dietary restrictions. The lack of gluten in arrowroot flour makes it ideal as a replacement for wheat flour in baking.
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