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Cassava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yucca Root, Manioc, Cassava - Food Reference: Food Trivia, Facts, History, Tips, Recipes, Quotes, Food Art, Events, Cookbooks, Cooking Schools & Tours ... Yucca (also known as manioc or cassava), is a white, starchy tropical vegetable that widely grown and consumed in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
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Manioc, or Cassava, is a highly important food crop of the tropics and is grown to some extent in the Southern States, mainly for stock feed. The plant is a large herbaceous shrub up to 10 feet, resembling castor bean in appearance, with large, compound leaves.
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The manioc is a thick starchy root used to make a special kind of flour (see picture below). Manioc flour is the staple food among natives of Amazonia, used instead of or in addition to rice or potato or corn, or as a side dish with fish or meat or beans.
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Manioc. Cassava. Brazil. Brazilian cuisine. The Global Gourmet features international recipes, cookbook profiles, weekly updates, regular columnists, food news, cooking tips, wine and product reviews. Launched in 1994. ... When the Portuguese arrived in the early 1500s, the main staple of the natives was manioc,
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Manioc, Cassava, Yucca ... More popularly known as Cassava, Manioc belongs to the plant family Euphorbiaceae. It is a staple food in Brazil, South America (where it is sometimes called Yucca) and is also widely used in the West Indies as well as in Africa.
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Only the sweet manioc is safe to eat without the extensive processing that must take place with the bitter varieties. Manioc has long been used as a food (see Food section on this website) and is still a major staple in some areas of the world.
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This page provides free information about manioc ... 3 definitions for manioc ... manioc n 1: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics [syn: cassava, cassava starch, manioca] 2: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching;
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Manioc is Brazil's answer to French fries. The tuber, also known as cassava root, was the main staple of the Brazilian natives at the time of discovery and has become an important food in all of Brazil. It is presented in several versions: as paçoca, carimã, mingau, beiju, farinha de mandioca, tucupi.
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