Cassava has long been popular among the Vietnamese, particularly mountaineers who know how to make a number of tasty and delicious dishes with it such as bánh sắn (cassava cake), xôi sắn (sticky rice ...

This Vietnamese dessert is made from the hardy root vegetable cassava. Tapioca is a starch extracted from the tuber and is available from Asian food shops. Credit: Feast / Alan Benson To make ...

Every dish has a taste and purpose of its own, and when it comes to root vegetables, it is not only the potato that is a favourite. Another product of a root vegetable that has earned a day all to ...

Peel the cassava roots. Next, rinse them carefully and then dry. Grate each section using a fine grater. Stop when you reach the fibrous core. Combine grated cassava, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking ...

Editor's note: In honor of the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts cultural exchange, we will be running popular recipes from visiting nations in the Lifestyle section. Peel the cassava roots. Next, rinse ...

FRANCIS MUTUNGI, a farmer in dry eastern Kenya, stands engulfed by his cassava plants, the bright green leaves spreading out like six-fingered hands to touch his shoulders. Some have been dug up; ...

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 ...