A root vegetable, cassava is used a bit like a potato and also turned into a versatile flour. The leaves, too, are used in various dishes. --- See Sarah Graham making a classic cassava dish and much ...

Tapioca is starch obtained from the root of cassava, a plant that mostly grows underground (like a potato). In many parts of the world, it's a food staple. Cassava is a native vegetable of South ...

Cassava flour is derived from the cassava plant and is native to South America, needing tropical climates with at least eight months of warm weather to grow. The flour itself is derived from the whole ...