The Pacific Islands Cookbook


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Tapioca (Cassava) Roll  
Cassava in Coconut Milk  
tapioca root (cassava)  
3
1
medium size cassava (1 cassava = 200 grams)  
cup coconut milk  
The root is peeled and grated. Form this into a cigar shape and wrap  
salt  
with a ti leaf and tie with string. Boil the package. When it is done the  
cassava is yellowish, somewhat transparent, and chewy.  
onion  
Remove rough skin from cassava. Cut cassava in half crosswise and  
Variation: This roll may be varied by adding grated coconut or  
sweetening to the grated cassava. Also a favorite way is to shape the grated  
cassava around a banana and then wrap with ti leaf.  
then cut in quarters. Place cassava in a pot and barely cover with coconut  
milk. Sprinkle salt and place onion on top. Cover and bring to boil.  
Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until soft, then pierces with a fork. Done  
when fork goes through cassava.  
From Breadfruit Bread and Papaya Pie, Collected by Nancy Rody  
Note: High in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of coconut  
milk with whole and low fat milk.  
UOG/GCE  
Tapioca (Cassava) Cakes  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
2
2
1
1
cups cooked tapioca  
teaspoons grated onion  
cup canned fish, corned beef or cooked, chopped fresh fish or meat  
beaten egg  
salt  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
6 %  
Calories  
170 kcal  
9 %  
Carbohydrate  
Iron  
19 Gm  
Total Fat  
10 Gm 15 %  
8 Gm 40 %  
2.9 Mg 16 %  
pepper  
flour  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
Calcium  
62 Mg  
3.1 IU  
6 %  
0 %  
0 Mg  
66 Gm  
3 Gm  
0 %  
3 %  
6 %  
Vitamin A  
Vitamin C  
31.5 Mg 53 %  
Mash cooked tapioca and add onion, fish or meat and egg. Mix well.  
Protein  
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Form into cakes and roll in flour. Fry in  
oil or fat until golden brown.  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Note: High fat due to deep fat frying.  
Servings in this recipe:  
9
From Breadfruit Bread and Papaya Pie, Collected by Nancy Rody  
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
0
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
0.5  
Meat:  
0


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