CARACAS, VENEZUELA – Tulio Linares saw four of his relatives and a neighbor die one by one in Venezuela. It all happened within a week, following a family meal where they had ingested one of the few ...

You might not be familiar with yuca, but if you've ever wondered where tapioca comes from, look no further than this delicious tuber! Yuca, also known as cassava root, is a vegetable similar in size ...

An intensive international effort to improve the nutritional value of cassava -- a staple food for millions of poverty stricken people in sub-Sahara Africa and other areas -- has led to development of ...

Stephen Lemons is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. Southern California chefs are experimenting with the versatility of that sticky, fibrous root vegetable known as yuca, cassava or manioc. Had I ...

This versatile root vegetable could be a great addition to a balanced diet, but here's why you'll need to cook it thoroughly.

Peel the cassava completely, cut into thirds, and then cut each third in half vertically. Remove the indigestible core, and cut into bite-sized portions. Rinse the chopped cassava to remove excess ...

Rainy season is in full swing in the Central American tropics. Past is the season for fruits such as the beloved mango and cantaloupe. It is, however, time for another product to be widely available ...