Here, manioc is still relatively unknown. Yet it occasionally ends up on the plate, especially when one is adventurous in the ...

It looks like sawdust, yet tastes toasty and crunchy - and it is strangely addictive. Manioc flour, a condiment Brazilians sprinkle indulgently over the whole meal, has an exotically dry taste. You ...

Cassava (also called yuca, Brazilian arrowroot and manioc) is a starchy root vegetable that’s grown globally. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be found in a wide variety of dishes, and on top of ...

But it’s here that the manioc root, long the staple food of the Brazilian poor, is making its entree into the elite world of haute gastronomy. And in a country where fine dining has always been ...

Daniela Dutra Elliot prepares to saute chopped onions for her dish of bobo de camarao, a seafood stew made with cassava. Cassava is being grown by Hawaii farmers, though its availability is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cassava is the third-most important food source in tropical countries, but it has one major problem: The roots and leaves of poorly processed cassava plants contain a substance that, ...

Cassava is a staple food for millions of people across Africa and a major source of income and employment for farmers. There are efforts to create an effective cassava entrepreneurship system to boost ...

Amani Wajane Women Group from Mande village in Vitengeni within Kilifi County display cassava roots after uprooting it from the ground in one of their demonstration farm. (PHOTO: GIDEON ...

With its starched white tablecloths and stately crystal chandeliers, Rio de Janeiro's upscale O Navegador restaurant doesn't look like the birthplace of a revolution. But it's here that the manioc ...