On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:56:29 +0900 jlpresto <[log in to unmask]> writes:
 It says the vine is used in making  household
 products, and the root is used for making the kuzu used in dishes
 and is used in Chinese Traditional Medicine.
>
> But none of this brings us closer to whether this can be eaten raw,
> so I will email the owner of that pic's site and report back on it
later.
>
> Judith

This one I know a bit about......it grows wild here, and I spent
weeks researching the wild foods on our place.......the young
leaves of the kudzu can be used much like grape leaves .....
stuffed with something and cooked however one cooks
stuffed grape leaves...(don't know....never eaten them)
and the new tender tips of the vines can be steamed and
eaten much like asparagus......tasty.........usable in salads
also......but I've never tried to dig up the tubers............
By the way, if this stuff doesn't grow where you are....
give thanks!.......it is highly invasive and can make
so much shade it kills trees......
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