Cassava root preparation
Dominica · Kalinago

Cassava Bread

A Taíno flatbread of grated cassava pressed dry and baked on a hot griddle.

Preparación
60 min
Cocción
20 min
Total
80 min
Para
6
Dificultad
Avanzado
Tipo
Antojo

Ingredientes

6 raciones

Preparación

  1. 1

    Grate the cassava finely and press out all liquid in a cloth or matapi.

  2. 2

    Sieve the dried pulp into a light flour.

  3. 3

    Spread on a hot griddle in an even round and cook until it sets and lifts.

  4. 4

    Flip and dry the second side until crisp at the edges.

Consejos

  • Only sweet cassava should be used at home; bitter cassava requires traditional processing.

Nutrición

Valores por ración · Calculados

calorías
198 kcal
proteínas
1.6 g
carbohidratos
48 g
grasas
0.4 g
fibra
2.2 g
azúcares
2 g
sodio
210 mg
Cassava
El ingrediente detrás de esta receta

Cassava

Caribbean Pantry

The oldest staple of the Caribbean, cultivated long before contact.

Origen
Indigenous to the Amazon and the Antilles
Sabor
Neutral, waxy, faintly sweet
Calorías / 100 g
160 kcal
Temporada
Year-round

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.

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