Variously called yucca, cassava, manioc and tapioca, yuca (YOO-ka) provides starch and vitamin C to the people around the equator who rely on it. It is considered one of the four major global food ...

You might not be familiar with yuca, but if you've ever wondered where tapioca comes from, look no further than this delicious tuber! Yuca, also known as cassava root, is a vegetable similar in size ...

The subject is tapioca pudding-the homey, old-fashioned dessert your mother or grandmother used to make. Tapioca comes from the juice of the cassava plant, also known as yuca or manioc. Because it is ...

Yuca root is the unsung hero of the vegetable world. The root veggie is known by multiple names including cassava, manioc and yuca – not to be confused with yucca, the native perennial shrub with ...

Most of us who've ever had tapioca know it to be the chewy, small pearls found in a bowl of pudding. Or maybe the bigger, still chewy balls floating around in the now-globally-popular sweet Asian ...

Yuca Frita with spicy aioli at La Parrilla, 814 Massachusetts St. Yuca Frita with spicy aioli at La Parrilla, 814 Massachusetts St. In the tropics, yuca — one of several names for the starchy, bland ...

Peel and cut down the yuca. Boil in a large pot of water until tender; approximately 25 minutes. Let cool and remove hard center thread. Mash with a potato masher and add in chopped pepper, garlic ...

When Teca Thompson and Fatima Falangola explain tapioca to first-time customers at their food truck, Brazilianuts, they use the term “Brazailian taco” to convey its shape, texture and purpose. In ...