Caribbean Pantry
Cassava
The oldest staple of the Caribbean, cultivated long before contact.
Manioc · Cassava · Yuca
Datos clave
- Origen
- Indigenous to the Amazon and the Antilles
- Familia
- Euphorbiaceae
- Perfil de sabor
- Neutral, waxy, faintly sweet
- Temporada
- Year-round
- Categoría
- Starches & roots
- Otros nombres
- Yuca, Manioc, Tapioca root
- Calorías / 100 g
- 160 kcal
Caribbean Pantry
La historia de este ingrediente
Taíno communities processed bitter cassava into cassava bread thousands of years ago. That flatbread survives today in Dominica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Usos culinarios: Cassava bread · Yuca frita · Dumplings · Puddings
Recetas con Cassava
Ecosistema culinario caribeño