The yuca, a native plant to South America, is a perennial woody shrub with an edible starchy root that is similar to a potato.
Culinary Uses
Yuca is a used in a variety of dishes in many countries.
- United States: Tapioca
- Haiti: Soup Joumou - squash soup
- Dominican Republic: Bread|Cassava bread
- Bermuda: Cassava pie
- El Salvador: Yuca Frita - fried yuca
- Nicaragua: Vaho - meat, yuca and plantain dish
- Brazil: Vaca Atolada - meat and yuca stew
- Jamaica: Bammy - fried cassava cake
- Phillipines: Chicken Adobo
Yuca Item Blogs and Forums
Google Blog Search: Yuca
Taste of Cuba: Yuca Forum
Yuca Item Articles, History, and Trivia
Food Reference: Yuca Root, Manioc, Cassava
Innvista.com: Manioc History
Wikipedia: Yuca History And Economic Impact
Science Daily: More Nutritional Cassava (Yucca) For Developing World (2007)
United Nations University: Food and nutrition policy: The Case for Cassava
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