Yuca, the century’s food
Elected by the United Nations organization, the UN, as the 21st century's food, it has been reverenced for a long time here and got the title of "Queen of Brazil". Its majesty, the yuca, already prevailed long before the Portuguese colonizers disembarked in Tupiniquim lands. It was the disposition secret of the antient native people and became the energy source for lots of Europeans that, on this side of the Atlantic, exchanged wheat bread by beiju. In fact, over 500 years passed, today we observe a very similar movement: the French bread is losing it’s throne to tapioca. Extra spice Diversifying the menu is always a good request, even more so when the replacing ingredient is rich in precious substances. In the case of that root which, per the region,…