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 ...

CEBU, Philippines — Cassava root isn’t as common a culinary ingredient in some countries as it is in others. It is more known in its dried extract form as tapioca. Cassava roots have a nutty, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Staple foods of the rich world—wheat, barley, rice, maize and so on—have undergone long and sophisticated breeding programmes to increase their resistance to pests and pathogens, and to improve their ...

In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, Chef Teresa Corcao shows a dish made with the manioc root, at the upscale O Navegador restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Brazilian elite has long ...

Cassava, a starchy root vegetable, gains popularity as a nutritious food source, particularly in tropical regions. It serves as a major carbohydrate source for millions globally, offering antioxidant, ...

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, ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — 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.

RIO DE JANEIRO – 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 ...