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Manioc (S.A.) or Cassava (Africa) is poisonous until the root is ground up and the juice drained from it then the coarse flour is typically roasted. Millions of people in South America and Africa still eat it today. I buy it at local West African or Brazilian shops and eat it with my rice and beans here in Texas. Delicious.
http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eati...-eat/5-cassava
What poisonous plants do y'all eat on a regular bias you dare devils?
Cassava/Manioc Stats from 2012:
Interesting because like some forage plant foods of Australia they are poisonous in their natural form but have been eaten buy the indigenous people long before the Europeans "discovered" their continents.
World production of cassava is around 250 million tonnes (Mt) a year.
It's the third largest source of food calories in tropical countries after rice and maize (corn).
Africa produces about half of global supply, with Nigeria about 45 Mt, world's top producer.
Thailand, leading global exporter of cassava, 4 Mt of roots, produces 25 Mt/year.
Cassava/Manioc is native to Central and South America but was brought to Africa by the Portuguese Traders in the 16th century then spread around the world. Today the plant is sold as an ornamental summer annual in the nursery trade in North America and Europe. Pretty variated leaves but if you choose to eat the roots be sure to process them correctly. Or Rick may not be able to ask you how it all turned out. LOL
Call 1-800-222-1222 if you screw up, and consume too much cyanide
Diarrhea
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Headache
OMG that Tapioca pudding was not prepared correctly, should I call Rick and tell him about it or the Poison help line?
http://www.unctad.info/en/Infocomm/A...ILE---Cassava/
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