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{{lifeform
|type=Tuber
|use=Food
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Longroots''' are a type of plant native to [[Roshar]].{{book ref|
==Description==
Longroots are, as their name suggests, a type of long tuber that
==Culinary Use==
Longroots are easy to grow and are cultivated and eaten in many regions of Roshar.{{book ref|sa1|37}}{{book ref|sa1|72}} They are not known for their taste, which is faintly reminiscent of minerals.{{book ref|sa1|37}} Longroots are cheap, and are often eaten only when alternatives are not readily available.{{book ref|sa1|37}} Since they are tubers, they have a long shelf life; they can be boxed and put into storage{{book ref|sa1|72}} and can be transported by caravan.{{book ref|sa3|23}}
Longroots are technically edible when raw{{book ref|sa2.5|19}} but are usually cooked for a long time, commonly as an ingredient in stew.{{book ref|sa1|37}}{{book ref|sa2|41}} The roots are peeled and cut into chunks before stewing.{{book ref|sa1|37}} [[Lunamor]] experiments with longroot stew on multiple occasions, including a version with shelled finger crab meat.{{book ref|sa2|41}}{{book ref|sa1|37}}
==History==
Longroots have been seen as a foodstuff in a number of locations across the Rosharan continent, including the warcamps at the [[Shattered Plains]],{{book ref|sa2|41}} [[Narak]],{{book ref|sa3|37}} [[Yeddaw]],{{book ref|sa2.5|19}} rural [[Alethkar]],{{book ref|sa1|37}}{{book ref|sa3|23}} and the [[Rockfall]] mansion in [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|72}}
When [[Kaladin]]'s family was struggling to get by due to [[Roshone]]'s hostility, they ate longroots and other food donated secretly by the townspeople of [[Hearthstone]].{{book ref|sa1|37}} [[Hesina]] and [[Kaladin]] peeled longroots while they discussed [[spren]] with [[Tien]].{{book ref|sa1|37}}
== Notes ==
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{{Stormlight}}
[[Category: Food]]
[[Category: Rosharan food]]
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