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Tapioca is a starch extracted from cassava root (Manihot esculenta). This species is native to the North Region of Brazil, but spread throughout the South American continent. The plant was carried by Portuguese and Spanish explorers to most of the West Indies, and continents of Africa and Asia, including the Philippines and Taiwan. It is now cultivated worldwide.

Images for kids

  • Tepung casava

    Tapioca starch

  • Manihot esculenta dsc07325

    Cassava root

  • Biji delima pacar china

    Colored, translucent tapioca sticks

  • Spicy and Non Spicy Tapioca Chips

    Spicy and non-spicy tapioca chips

  • Elaboraciondelcasabe

    Casabe baking in a small commercial bakery

  • Bubble tea by Chill Bubble Tea

    Taro flavored bubble tea with tapioca pearls

  • Tapioca-1

    Small, opaque pearl tapioca before soaking

  • Tapioca do Alto da Sé - Olinda-PE

    Beiju, Brazilian tapioca flatbread of Alto da Sé, in Olinda, Pernambuco.

  • Tapioca22

    Tapioca pudding

  • Thai Tapioca Pudding

    Thai tapioca pudding

  • Tapioca cracker

    Tapioca crackers from Indonesia sold in a Los Angeles, California market

  • Tapioca

    Cooked cassava dish from Kerala, India

  • Drying cassava chips DRC

    Drying cassava chips in Congo

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tapioca para niños

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