At Agro2, cassava, or yuca, is our business. As such, we’d like to clear the record about a very ubiquitous misconception about the manihot esculenta plant that we’ve seen all over the internet: yuca is not yucca. Yuca is actually a genus in the agave family and covers a whole range of plants that cannot be baked into pie, pone or any other delicious treats. Once and for all, let’s examine the difference between these two equally lovely, but entirely different plants.
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For today’s Cassava Recipe, we’re traveling to sunny Bermuda, where cassava pie (via Mrs. Cooper) is a Christmas Tradition. We chose this recipe specially because its creator comes from one of Bermuda’s first settlers, dating this recipe back roughly 200 years. Please note that this is not pie that goes into a pie dish, and [...]
Today’s recipe hails from the Philippines, (via cooks.com) and is for cassava bibingka, a dish that is somewhat similar to cassava pie. According to Wikipedia, a bibingka (also known as bebinca) is a Filipino-style pudding baked in layers, and is also very popular in Goan cuisine. This interesting article discusses a few more ins and [...]
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Today’s cassava recipe is stick-to-your ribs good cassava pie. This is not a dessert, but a cheesy snack perfect for a chilly afternoon. The recipe, via Mr. Cook, evokes images of fireplaces and homes. In reality, cassava grows wild in many parts of the world, and was only domesticated a few thousand years ago. Even in Agro2′s native Panama, one can see wild cassava that has grown into trees.
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