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Continued from Page 14 eaten fried. The grounded
yuca root was also cooked
While sometimes the terms up and used as starch for
cassava flour and tapioca clothing.
flour are used interchange-
ably, there are in fact dis- Words of a renowned DR
tinct differences. Tapioca multimedia artist,Geo Ri-
is a starch extracted from pley, “The Cassava is an
the cassava root through Amerindian cultural patri-
a process of washing and mony which has perpetu-
pulping. The wet pulp is ated in time and space till
then squeezed to extract a our days, and a symbol for
starchy liquid. Once all the us, of this Caribbean Sea,
water evaporates from the which always had unified
starchy liquid, the tapioca us and never had separat-
flour remains. ed us.”

Alternatively, cassava flour To get to know more about
is the whole root, simply Aruba and its origins, its ani-
peeled, dried and ground. mals and culture, we highly
This means it has more di- recommend you to book
etary fiber than tapioca your visit to our renowned
flour. cultural center, where en-
counter sessions have been
In Aruba, native farmers entertaining curious partici-
used to plant and eat this pants for decades.
root in many ways. As cas-
sava bread, the flour was Mail us at etnianativa03@
mixed with water in to a gmail.comto confirm your
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