konnyaku

Noun

konjac (usually uncountable, plural konjacs)

1. (usually) A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac.

   Synonyms:

   devil's tongue, elephant yam, snake palm, voodoo lily

2. (usually) Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.
   • Waitrose buyers are predicting the growing popularity of konjac, an Asian root vegetable which has an edible tuber already used to make pasta, lasagne sheets and “rice” noodles and, increasingly, vegan versions of faux fish and seafood. Konjac powder – renowed for its distinctive “fishy” smell –...2019 January 5, Rebecca Smithers, “Something smells fishy. Is it the vegan smoked salmon – made with potatoes?”, in The Observer, →ISSN