Cassava looks like potatoes and comes from America, Asia and Africa. One of the best-known varieties is sweet cassava, from which tapioca is obtained. It has many nutritional benefits and brings a lot of energy through its complex carbohydrates. In addition, it is a very complete and healthy food thanks to its high percentage of vitamins and minerals.
Cassava is a tuber rich in starch and carbohydrates. It is a perfect food for weight loss because its calorie content is very low and it contains a lot of protein. If you eat cassava daily, you will see your blood cholesterol level go down.
Cassava has an excellent high fiber content, which helps lower triglyceride levels and make your body work perfectly. In addition, it is beneficial to the functioning of the nervous system because it reduces anxiety.
Cassava is rich in vitamin K, which promotes bone formation. It can help fight osteoporosis and is used to treat Alzheimer's disease in some patients.
Cassava also has minerals like zinc, copper and magnesium, which give the body energy. It is an extraordinary source of potassium, which helps to produce cellular fluids, and it regulates the heart rate and blood pressure. It is also recommended for the treatment of other disorders such as influenza, conjunctivitis and even migraine.
Cassava is a recommended food for athletes, and in times when you are physically and mentally exhausted.

Recipe made from cassava
Bobo de Camarao, a typical Brazilian dish with an African accent!
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For 6 persons

ingredients
600 grams of cassava tuber or flour
Twenty large shrimps
50 cl of coconut milk
1 white onion
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
1 lime
1 clove of garlic
10 grams of butter
Some sprigs of coriander

Preparation
If it is about tubers, it is necessary that the cassava is very cooked in order to, later, be able to realize the mashed potato. Finally, drain it and then mix it hot with the coconut milk.
Then cut the onion, peppers and chili finely, then saute it all over the heat in the butter. Then mix everything with coriander and a little lime juice. Be careful, this paste is very aromatic and very spicy.
You can then mix the spicy sauce and the cassava puree;
More than two steps; first shell the shrimps and then saute them over high heat in a well-seasoned butter with chopped garlic; also think of salt, pepper and add a little lemon juice. When they have a nice color well pink, there is more to have fun by setting this dish.

Cassava flour