TFA Taro

submitted over 9 years ago by VurveVurve with the Swurve

Setup

Aeronuat RDA, single fused clapton, 40w

Prep

70/30 VG/PG
Nic 0%
0.1%, 0.5%, 2%

You must dilute to use properly in a recipe.

Mouth Feel

Medium body. It has a slight initial throat hit, but so far I've suffered no irritation from it. Similar vaping a high PG mix.

Flavor Properties

Assertively savory and starchy with a strong coconut essence. Very earthy and root-like. It's definitely like nothing else

Relatable Flavors

Taste like biting into a raw white potato drenched in coconut oil

Off Flavors

No real off-flavor as it's rather authentic. Though it is a very unique and an acquired taste. Very enjoyable if you appreciate this kind of flavoring. Exceptionally overpowering and does get bitter as at very high percentages > 1%.

Position In The Recipe

Base or Background. I believe that using this flavor at a high enough percentage to use as a top-note is going to completely overshadow everything else, unless paired paired with equally assertive flavors.

Pairings

I used it in a boba tea recipe to mimic the tapioca flavor. It ended up standing out way too much, but turned into something even better.

I could see this being used in lots of weird and interesting ways, just as you would use normal taro root in a recipe. One of it's stronger pairings would be in bakery and dessert flavorings.

You could use this as a coconut flavoring since it has zero floral or sun tan lotion flavors, just as people use marzipan for cherry.

Suggested Steep Time

1-2 weeks

This flavoring definitely benefits from a long steep. The potent throat hit of the raw root-like potato flavor falls off into the back a bit and mellows out. Ends up tasting slightly 'cooked' and less sharp.

Overall Rating

90/100

It's quite niche and not really a flavor for beginners, but I really like this flavoring a lot. Once I get a better feel for what it pairs well with, I can see myself using this flavor quite a good bit.

Comments

9 points

by ruok5over 9 years ago

Cool, running out to never buy this!

3 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

Yeah, it's definitely not for everyone. Especially if you prefer traditionally over-sweetened american stylized desserts.

3 points

by ruok5over 9 years ago

Agreed, not my cup of tea. But you have my sincere thanks for documenting it, and helping all of us understand what it is. Never know when something like taro might be "just the thing".

5 points

by joesphaaover 9 years ago

very little historically has been understood about the flavor of cassava root and it is subject to a lot of research somewhat recently. The whole point for me of the tapioca in boba tea is the texture, so I'm not sure what measure of success efforts made towards bringing forth that note I would expect to see. Typically trying to translate the flavor of very texture identifiable real life foods into vaping doesn't workout so well for me.

I still have this bookmarked if you're curious - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19476337.2015.1074944

3 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

Good read. I really enjoy when those research papers are broken down and easy to digest like that one.

2 points

by joesphaaover 9 years ago

TFA Pie Crust contains appreciable amounts of 3-Methyl butanol and Furfural. I'm pretty sure INW Sesame contains 2-AP (I'd imagine FA Bread Crust does as well). What I've done for 1-octen-3-one in rice is CAP NY Cheesecake, or you could take a walk on the wild side and try using a little FA lavender, I've had some success with it for creating the typically missing earthy elements of octenol like compounds.

you could maybe try a stab at it with this -

0.50% TFA Pie Crust
0.05-0.125% INW Sesame
0.20% CAP NY Cheesecake or FA Lavender

Here's another link on cassava flavor with the classic ball buster "the compounds likely to contribute to the sweet cassava-like aroma of the vegetable have not been identified".

4 points

by Chrisdvr1over 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Check out the brain on Brad. Great write-up!!!! If this keeps up will have the master list done in a week. :)

4 points

by BooksofMagicover 9 years agoMixologist

I'll just leave this here for all of you :)

Looks like you need a good recipe for Taro:

Coconut Taro Ice Cream

4% Coconut LorAnn
2% Vienna Cream FA
2% Fresh Cream FA
2% Sweet Cream TFA
0.2 - 0.4% Taro TFA (depending on preference)

2 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

Thank you!

I just ordered LA coconut and should have it tomorrow. Pretty excited to try this.

3 points

by BooksofMagicover 9 years agoMixologist

My Filipino friends love it like this. It's pretty heavy on the coconut taste but that's the way they like it. It tastes best after a week long steep.

2 points

by ID10-Tabout 9 years ago

What was LA Coconut like? Do I need to buy it if I want to try /u/BooksofMagic 's Coconut Taro Ice Cream recipe in this thread, or can I make a reasonable sub out of some combination of TFA Coconut, FA Coconut, INW Coconut, and TFA Coconut Candy?

2 points

by BooksofMagicabout 9 years agoMixologist

I have FA Coconut as well and although I haven't tried subbing it in this recipe, it should work fine thanks to all the creams. Just start trying it at 3% instead of 4%

3 points

by YnotTomorroover 9 years ago

I used this in a taro tea recipe. It is good but seems waaaay too overpowering. I may actually dilute it with pg and try it again. I love taro, but I couldn't really stomach this one.

3 points

by Apexifiedover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Thanks, man. It's about time you contributed something useful ;)

4 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

Shitposting is just so much more fun though

3 points

by CheebaSteebaover 9 years agoFrugivore

Awesome! TY for the notes! Been wondering about this one. Now I need wonder no more =)

3 points

by SirDouchelyover 9 years ago

What's the recipe for the boba flavor?

3 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

I'm still working on it. I'll post it when I feel it's complete.

3 points

by Nutz_of_Brinover 9 years ago

RemindMe! 1 year

3 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

Ouch!

2 points

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3 points

by Apexifiedover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

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1 points

by matthewkocandaover 9 years ago

gucci

3 points

by BendroRodrigoover 9 years ago

Been looking for something to mimic the tapioca for boba tea. Did you use it pre or post dilution?

3 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

I used it post dilution at 0.2%.

To mimic the tapioca, you might want to try around 0.05-0.1%. As I mentioned, it's really potent.

2 points

by BendroRodrigoover 9 years ago

Cool, thanks. I'll have to pick up a small bottle.

2 points

by Vurveover 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

Read /u/joesphaa's post up above. Seems like you'd get a better result doing that. I'm imagining that flavor profile and it seems like it would be much closer that Taro.

1 points

by Mford46over 9 years ago

Not too bad of a review

1 points

by RinVapesover 9 years ago

We were just talking about Taro flavoring on the Saturday DIY show. I thought it would be good in a boba tea and came across it when ordering more flavors. I think it was a different brand though. Does anyone have experience w/ this flavor overall and can recommend the best one?

1 points

by ID10-Tabout 9 years ago

Tried it today for the first time. At 1%. Tastes like a plateful of raw potatoes with a few cooked turnips thrown in for fun, all topped with a coconut sauce that has just the slightest hint of peanut butter in it.

I'm convinced you could make a passable French Fries with Ketchup recipe using this, plus FA Joy, FA Liquid Amber, FA Ripe Tomato, and FA Soffrito. Of course if you were bent on french fry juice and liked ordering savory flavors direct from FA, you could just get FA Fried Potato, but then it wouldn't taste like your fries were undercooked in coconut oil. And who doesn't want their fries to be undercooked in coconut oil, amirite?

1 points

by Valium777about 9 years ago

<Taste like biting into a raw white potato drenched in coconut oil> That requires quite a bit of imagination or a very weird experience