yuca
Starchy root vegetable
Yuca is a starchy root vegetable, the edible tuber of the cassava plant.
A staple food across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, it's typically boiled, fried, or mashed: The restaurant serves yuca fries with garlic sauce.
The spelling yuca reflects Spanish-language usage; cassava and manioc name the same plant.
Not to be confused with yucca, a spiky ornamental plant native to the Americas.
Underground nutrient reservoir
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
- taprootMain descending root
- edibleSafe to consume
- harvestGathering mature crops
starchy · fleshy · brown · waxy · peeling · cyanide · soaking · detoxification
Starchy tropical root vegetable
- tapiocaCassava-derived starch
- maniocTropical root yielding tapioca
- fufuPounded starch staple
- boiledHeated until bubbling
fried · baked · grated · flour · gluten-free · empanadas · pastries · pudding
Starchy tropical root vegetable
- maniocTropical root yielding tapioca
- shrubSmall woody plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- spurgeLatex-producing flowering plant
cultivation · harvest · farming · crop · propagation · cuttings · stems · leaves
Cassava-derived starch
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- flourMilled grain powder
- granulesSmall discrete particles
pearls · pudding · boba · gelatinization · viscous · adhesive · binding · gluten-free
Minimal means of living
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
South America · Asia · Caribbean · indigenous · traditional · smallholder · sustenance · nutrition
tuber
Underground nutrient reservoir
harvest · starchy · fleshy · brown · waxy · peeling · cyanide · soaking · detoxification · bitter
cassava
Starchy tropical root vegetable
boiled · fried · baked · grated · flour · gluten-free · empanadas · pastries · pudding · flatbread
cassava
Starchy tropical root vegetable
spurge · cultivation · harvest · farming · crop · propagation · cuttings · stems · leaves · drought-tolerant
tapioca
Cassava-derived starch
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- flourMilled grain powder
granules · pearls · pudding · boba · gelatinization · viscous · adhesive · binding · gluten-free · baking
subsistence
Minimal means of living
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
Africa · South America · Asia · Caribbean · indigenous · traditional · smallholder · sustenance · nutrition · dietary
- alimentosarroz, frijoles, tomate, lechuga, cebolla
- root vegetablescarrot, potato, beet, radish, turnip
- tropical foodsbanana, coconut, coconut milk, papaya, mango
- CubaOld Havana, Cuban identity, Cuban heritage, Guantanamera, Cuban coffee
- Caribbean cuisinemofongo, tostones, plantains, lechon, sofrito
- cassava foodscassava bread, cassava flour, cassava fries, cassava leaves, cassava root
yucalettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
spinach · kale · arugula · collard greens · Swiss chard
- yuca friesFried cassava root strips
- yucca plantSpiny-leaved desert perennial