[Sca-cooks] Cassava Balls

[kingstaste at mindspring.com]

If they are smallish, might these be the bubbles in Bubble Tea?  When you
order Bubble Tea, you generally get a large-sized straw to accomodate the
tapioca/cassava ball in the botton of your drink.
Christianna


On Nov 11, 2005, at 7:20 PM, marilyn traber 011221 wrote:

> Anybody got a clue as to what to do with cassava balls, aside from
> give them
> back to the cassava?

I gather, after a little digging on the Web, that cassava balls
(these are dried, right?) are made from grated cassava pulp, and can
be steeped in boiling water to make fufu, a thick, mashy starch
staple common in various African cuisines (it's sometimes made from
other starches, like yams). It's roughly analogous to mashed potatoes
or polenta.

I understand that traditionally, you pull a small handful off the wad
of stuff on your plate (or in some cases, flatbread or leaf, I
guess), form it into a ball with an indentation in it, and use it as
a scoop for your stew, curry, pea goop, or whatever.

Adamantius