yucca

Anne M Quirk

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Oct 20, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/20/96

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Can someone tell me how to cook the vegetable Yucca? I see it in the
produce section of the grocery store but don't know what to do with it.

Thanks.

Anne.
aqu...@uoguelph.ca

RMS

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Oct 21, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/21/96

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In article <54e0k1$b...@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca>, aqu...@uoguelph.ca says...

>
>Can someone tell me how to cook the vegetable Yucca? I see it in the
>produce section of the grocery store but don't know what to do with it.
>

First do not confuse Yuca with Yucca. One is a Aloe looking plant
like Adams Needles or Century plant and are not edible.
Yuca (aka. Manioc or Cassava) Is used many ways. A simple answer
would be "use like potatos". It is what they make tapopca out of,
and the drink that they make in South America where the women chew
the root and spit into a container and let it ferment.
In the Pacific they make pakalolo by grating the root and separating
the starch, wraping in banana leaves, and placing into a pit with
other feast items. For some unknown reason pakalolo means marijuana
in Hawaii.? (Some Lolo Stole my Pakalolo)(song)
A net search will yeald tons of information but much is in Spanish.
Also this question has been answered many times here before. RMS

TJ

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Oct 21, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/21/96

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the drink that they make in South America where the women chew
the root and spit into a container and let it ferment.

My father and I unknowingly drank this in Fiji. It was very refreshing
and we didn't get ill. Try it if you get a chance. (It was being served
in a bank lobby like egg nog) tj

bruce bowser

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Apr 4, 2023, 4:55:43 PM4/4/23

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On Monday, October 21, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, RMS wrote:
> In article <54e0k1$b...@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca>, aqu...@uoguelph.ca says...
> >
> >Can someone tell me how to cook the vegetable Yucca? I see it in the
> >produce section of the grocery store but don't know what to do with it.
> >
> First do not confuse Yuca with Yucca. One is a Aloe looking plant
> like Adams Needles or Century plant and are not edible.
> Yuca (aka. Manioc or Cassava) Is used many ways. A simple answer
> would be "use like potatos". It is what they make tapopca out of,

> and the drink that they make in South America where the women chew

> the root and spit into a container and let it ferment.

> In the Pacific they make pakalolo by grating the root and separating
> the starch, wraping in banana leaves, and placing into a pit with
> other feast items. For some unknown reason pakalolo means marijuana
> in Hawaii.? (Some Lolo Stole my Pakalolo)(song)
> A net search will yeald tons of information but much is in Spanish.

Hawaiian isn't known for Spanish.

dsi1

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Apr 4, 2023, 9:45:49 PM4/4/23

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In Hawaii, taro root is grated, then mixed with coconut milk, and sugar. The paste is then wrapped in ti leaves and cooked in an imu or steamed for 10 hours or so. This popular dessert is called "kulolo."
"Pakalolo" is marijuana and means "crazy weed" in Hawaiian.

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dsi1

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Apr 4, 2023, 9:47:20 PM4/4/23

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On Sunday, October 20, 1996 at 9:00:00 PM UTC-10, TJ wrote:
> the drink that they make in South America where the women chew
> the root and spit into a container and let it ferment.

> My father and I unknowingly drank this in Fiji. It was very refreshing
> and we didn't get ill. Try it if you get a chance. (It was being served
> in a bank lobby like egg nog) tj

If it looked and tasted like mud, it was probably kava.

bruce bowser

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Apr 5, 2023, 2:53:55 PM4/5/23

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On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9:45:49 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 10:55:43 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Monday, October 21, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, RMS wrote:
> > > In article <54e0k1$b...@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca>, aqu...@uoguelph.ca says...
> > > >
> > > >Can someone tell me how to cook the vegetable Yucca? I see it in the
> > > >produce section of the grocery store but don't know what to do with it.
> > > >
> > > First do not confuse Yuca with Yucca. One is a Aloe looking plant
> > > like Adams Needles or Century plant and are not edible.
> > > Yuca (aka. Manioc or Cassava) Is used many ways. A simple answer
> > > would be "use like potatos". It is what they make tapopca out of,
> > > and the drink that they make in South America where the women chew
> > > the root and spit into a container and let it ferment.
> > > In the Pacific they make pakalolo by grating the root and separating
> > > the starch, wraping in banana leaves, and placing into a pit with
> > > other feast items. For some unknown reason pakalolo means marijuana
> > > in Hawaii.? (Some Lolo Stole my Pakalolo)(song)
> > > A net search will yeald tons of information but much is in Spanish.
> > Hawaiian isn't known for Spanish.
> In Hawaii, taro root is grated, then mixed with coconut milk, and sugar. The paste is then wrapped in ti leaves and cooked in an imu or steamed for 10 hours or so. This popular dessert is called "kulolo."

Sounds good.

dsi1

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Apr 5, 2023, 3:14:24 PM4/5/23

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The extended cooking causes the sugars to darken and caramelize, the ti leaves gives it a smokey flavor. It's a tricky dish to make because you have to use the right kind of taro or it won't set right. Most people don't make kulolo - it's too labor intensive. Grating taro is no fun. I have heard of people using a garbage disposal to grate taro. I like that idea.

https://onolicioushawaii.com/kulolo-hawaiian-desserts/

bruce bowser

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Apr 6, 2023, 10:36:02 AM4/6/23

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Imagine trying to recover the flakes. Oops, don't turn it back on, yet!!

dsi1

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Apr 6, 2023, 7:08:21 PM4/6/23

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The taro goes down the top and comes out the side. It probably makes a horrible racket. You'd probably want to use a heavy duty commercial model.

bruce bowser

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Apr 6, 2023, 9:39:45 PM4/6/23

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A modern industrial type disposal would be a piece of cake.