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Cassava
The oldest staple of the Caribbean, cultivated long before contact.
Manioc · Cassava · Yuca
Quick facts
- Origin
- Indigenous to the Amazon and the Antilles
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Flavour profile
- Neutral, waxy, faintly sweet
- Seasonality
- Year-round
- Category
- Starches & roots
- Aliases
- Yuca, Manioc, Tapioca root
- Calories / 100g
- 160 kcal
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The story behind this ingredient
Taíno communities processed bitter cassava into cassava bread thousands of years ago. That flatbread survives today in Dominica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Culinary uses: Cassava bread · Yuca frita · Dumplings · Puddings
Recipes with Cassava
Caribbean Culinary Ecosystem