Cassava vying for UNESCO recognition

The staple food for nearly a billion people around the world, cassava, also known as yuca, is enjoying a renaissance here thanks to its gluten and nut-free flour that is used to produce kasav or cassava bread, a popular flatbread of the region’s original Arawak population that until recently was considered poor people’s food in Haiti.
#kasav #casabe #cassava #yuca #WorldHeritage

http://repeatingislands.com/2023/04/17/cassava-vying-for-unesco-recognition/

🌽 El Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore #MUSEF #Bolivia produció cuatro maravillosos videos animados más, con las Leyendas del #Maíz (https://youtu.be/0YPSeth5eOk), de la Papa (https://youtu.be/OcxNelXjBO0), de la #Yuca (https://youtu.be/44NXPfyC1dI) y la Leyenda #Weenhayek del origen del fuego y los #vegetales (https://youtu.be/LArARsC-v04). 🎥

Potato chips are awesome, but so are cassava chips from Costa Rica and Honduras. Potatoes are New World crops but so are cassavas - and their starchy goodness kind of goes under the radar across much of the U.S. A pity!

Feasting on two of my favorite snacks while watching the World Cup on #Thanksgiving morning #yuca #cassava

Potato chips are awesome, but so are cassava chips from Costa Rica and Honduras. Potatoes are New World crops but so are cassavas - and their starchy goodness kind of goes under the radar across much of the U.S. A pity!

Feasting on two of my favorite snacks while watching the World Cup on #Thanksgiving morning #yuca #cassava

#Feijoa ice cream was for dessert, drizzled with Cointreau liqueur. See separate post.
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#Yuca — commonly called #cassava, #manioc, macaxeira, mandioca, aipim, and agbeli.
This is a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
The plant mostly grows in tropical and subtropical regions.
The starchy tuberous root is edible, and a major source of carbohydrates.

#SouthAmerica #HomeCooking

Pan-seared #pork chop, #yuca fries, & chimichurri sauce. The pork is seasoned with salt, chili powder, & sage.
The yuca is peeled, parboiled, cut into sticks, and fried in canola oil. After, they are seasoned with salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and a bit of pico de Gallo seasoning.
Chimichurri sauce is made with chopped cilantro, oregano, and parsley, minced shallot, finely diced jalapeño pepper, minced garlic cloves, red wine vinegar, salt, and generous extra-virgin olive oil.