devil's tongue

English

Noun

devil's tongue (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of konjac
    • 1985, Patents Abstracts of Japan: Unexamined Applications:
      To remove a calcium smell, improve the application property and permeability of a seasoning and improve the appetite enhancing effect due to a fast and bright coloring, by dipping noodles made from devil's-tongue ...
    • 2001, Japan Quarterly:
      […] loaf made from devil's tongue root, spongy […]
    • 2009, The Encyclopedia of Indonesia in the Pacific War: In cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation, BRILL, →ISBN, page 278:
      One Japanese stationed in East Java, for instance, an employee of Mitsubishi Shōji, received an order to deliver five tons of devil's tongue, a plant called konyak (konnyaku in Japanese) that naturally occurs in Indonesia.
    • 2012, Catherina Hosoi, Cooking Classics Japan: A step-by-step cookbook, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, →ISBN, page 34:
      Devil's tongue jelly gives this dish a firm bite, while the bacon gives it a smoky flavour.
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