Cassava Chips

[JediAnneable]

In Kenya, we deep fry cassava and sprinkle chili with salt and drizzle with lemon juice..oh so good! I will try this method..

[nandocuca]

@JediAnneable That sounds really nice. I must try that. Brazilians in general are chilli wimps. Some Brazilians think they enjoy hot food but I have never had anything as hot as a Vindaloo or some of the Malaysian dishes I have had in the UK.

[CencalArea]

Correct me if I'm wrong please,but the thing that got my interested on this video was my WORLD GEOGRAPHY homework.i was reading a chapter of Oil-rich nation of west Africa and it says that CASSAVA is a African vegetable not Brazilian?? I'm confuse??

[nandocuca]

@CencalArea Cassava most probably entered Brazil from Central America, where a similar species was already being cultivated by the Mayans for centuries. It will have made its way to the Amazon and spread down Brazil by the indians. It was only later that it was taken by Portuguese sailors to their colonies around the globe - including Africa and South Asia. Many of the African recipes which required yams or bread-fruit were adapted to use cassava. I hope that helped.

[Ginobambino100]

They turned out pretty well but my friend in Brazil told me mine were old because they took forever to boil until tender. Problem with where I live, I guess.

[Ginobambino100]

Going to make these today! Am getting so into Brazilian food. Attempting an entire meal today. Having a blast! Eu gosto muito!

[nandocuca]

@Ginobambino100 Thanks Gino. Cassava chips are really so nice and crunchy outside and silky inside.

[Teaser7]

Havent tried it before but gonna try it today...havent got cinnamon though...oh welll!!!

[nandocuca]

@Teaser7 Try spreading some grated parmesan on top then. Leave the cinnamon for another day. 

[allthings509]

Slavery and colonialism had nothing to do with eating Cassava. Are you seriously sauggesting that Cassava consumption had its roots in slavery and portuguese colonialism??

[nandocuca]

@allthings509 I don't think that's what I said but.... Cassava is native of Brazil and was planted by our indigenous population for a long time before the arrival of the Portuguese and still planted today. The introduction of the cassava to other dishes like the Bobó is or its use in baking like 'Bolo de Aipim' is certainly something which only occurred due to the colonisation of Brazil and the traffic of slaves bought by the Portuguese.

[IwontConform]

i love these goddamn things better than potato chips

[GlaBurnzUrHouseAK47]

they don'tgrow them around where i am :( U sed they ground virtually everywhere.

Greetings from Kyrgyzstan

[KositaQ]

Damn!! what kind of potato peeler peels cassava (yucca) like that? I want one!!! 8O

[chsn09]

I love cassava/yucca chips! Delicious! In the Caribbean islands we eat them w/ ketchup or eat it with a type of sauce! Nice video

[CreamyButta]

sweetie its so funny how you say Portuguese, Indian and then say SLAVE roots why didn't you just say African ??? slave isnt a ethnicity nationality or race.

stay blessed

[star83]

I love me some Cassava chips!!

[miamiwax]

u should put fires in your tags.. us yanks assume chips means like potato chips, which u call crisps. there are cassava crisps (chips) widely sold too and those are damn tasty. really crucnhy!!

[LIBqueen]

i can imagine what this will taste like---great!

Thanks i certainly will try it!

[dafranx]

I wonder if manioc(cassava) can be made into french fries? I love cassava chips; they're great, I bought some at a Latin American supermarket.

Are you familiar with the word manioc? Please tell me.

[sol1991los]

in Brasil its mandioca =]

and yeah you can make fries with it... ITs DELICIOUS!

[dafranx]

I googled "Cassava Fries" then picked one of the searches and I found out that cassava fries are made in Puerto Rico. Are there any other countries that make Cassava fries, besides Puerto Rico.

[CreamyButta]

@dafranx yes sweetie in cuba we put it with mojo , cheese whatever u want but i just eat mine with ketchup and salt and im all good!

[chsn09]

@dafranx Of course! I am Caribbean myself! Cassava chips/yucca fries etc are eaten in every Latin American and Caribbean country! They eat it in Asia and Africa too!

[MONCTEZUMATAMARINDO]

@chsn09 SH UT U P AF RO CEN T R I C

[MONCTEZUMATAMARINDO]

@chsn09 OF CU RSE L AT I NO IS RACE

[allthings509]

@chsn09 I think you mean Yuca

[sol1991los]

except you do it in oil as you would french fries... and umm.... you cut it before frying =]]

[googo151]

I make these all the time now. Thanks for the recipe!

[dalferr]

Wow! Thank you for the recipe, Nando. I only knew it passed through egg and salt and then fried. Your way seems delicious!

[usuc4lyfe]

cassava= yuca in the latin carribbean.

[vikaleeanessa]

Hey I never deep fried Cassava before.

I am chinese but this root is a staple in my home because my parents come from the island of fiji. This is what they grewup with and I just had pan fried Cassava today!

[Nonsa]

I had it for lunch, hehe... Nando, I heard of aipim, mandioca, macaxeira... But cassava is brand new for me? Where in Brazil they call it like that?

[samiracj]

adorei os textos na lousa ai atras!!!

[R3D00d]

Mm.

[landmacht]

damn freakying good food

[Kerer]

I'm eatting cassava chips right now.

[LearnPortugueseNow]

Hi, Nando!

I can see my family's daily life as I watch your performance! I ate the 'Cassava Chips' just yesterday!

Thanks for preparing such an entertaining (and simple) video.

I guess you should be on TV!

[jfsoller]

You are quite welcome! Enjoy!