Yuca

Yuca root is a root that ranges from 6 to 12 inches in length and 2 to 3 inches in diameter. This crunchy tuber has a tough brown skin and a crisp, white flesh. Originally a native to South America, Yuca Root has become an important staple of Africa. Although there are many varieties of Yuca Root, there are only 2 main categories: bitter & sweet. Used as a thickener in the making of tapioca, Yuca Root once grated & sun-dried is also called Yuca Root meal.

'Cassava' tuber is grown world wide. In peru it goes by 'Yuca', 'Yucca', 'Yuka'. This is a tropical sub-tropical shrub with edible tubers. Eaten after leaching of cyanogenic toxins as staple food by poor. Source of the starchy granules called Tapioka.