Photo above of cassava, raw, steamed, like fried potatoes, and as bread. bottom image of a women pounding cassava, Jamaica, 1808-1816, cassava bread recipe below
I've been talking about gardening and its place in the history of people in the Americas. By one estimate, “80 percent of British imports of Gold Coast slaves went to Jamaica, the largest British sugar-producing region in the eighteenth century.” In Jamaica, planters set small parcels of land aside for their slaves to cultivate produce. Slaves in Jamaica managed to raise vegetables and what they did not use to supplement their rations they sold on Sunday, the traditional market day and a free day for slaves. Cassava was one of the items they grew in their gardens and sold on market days. Cassava is a versatile plant that can be steamed and eaten like a baked potato with sea salt, pepper, and butter, made into a tasty potato chip, and made into wonderful baked bread. Here is a recipe for cassava bread. Why not plant some in your garden this year? You can also purchase cassava in grocery stores that cater to Caribbean and Latin American costumers.
Jamaican cassava bread recipe: http://www.islandflave.com/recipes/66-jamaican-recipes/366-cassava-bread
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