Global Table Adventure

Recipe: Yucca Fries

June 5, 2011 By Sasha Martin 6 Comments

Serves 2-4 I never thought the day would come. I never thought I would conquer the mighty yucca. This tuber has made sweat, cry, and is quite possibly be the reason why I blacked out and went crashing to the floor one night after eating way too many Bâton de Manioc - out cold for a good thirty seconds. To be fair, the next day the doctor blamed dehydration. Regardless, given my terrible past with this tuber, I have a deep need to remedy my track record, this time with yucca fries. Who can mess … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa, Finger Food, Gluten Free Adaptable, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, International Recipes, Random Carbs & Grains, Sasha's Favorite Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables/Pulses, Vegetarian Tagged With: cassava, manioc, yuca

Recipe: Yucca/Cassava Balls (Getuk Lindri)

July 25, 2010 By Sasha Martin 7 Comments

Makes two dozen Mildly sweet, bite-sized balls of mashed, sweetened cassava (yucca). This unusual treat is a big hit in Brunei. Read on to learn my struggles with this dessert. My first epic fail. Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 cup water 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 pound cassava root, peeled, rough fibers removed, and cubed 1/4 tsp salt red & green food coloring Method: 1. Peel and cube cassava (yucca). Steam for 30 minutes or until cooked. 2. Add sugar, water, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Brunei, Global Table, International Recipes, My Epic Fails, Sweets, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: Asia, Brunei, cassava, Dessert, getuk lindri, global table adventure, indonesia, Vegetarian, yucca

Menu: Brunei

July 21, 2010 By Sasha Martin 2 Comments

Way up north, in Boston, my mother devours this blog. My biggest fan, she not only tells everyone she meets about the blog, she literally saves each post to her computer "just in case" (even though I tell her the server backs it up). That's some serious love. This week, she is in Tulsa for a visit. She will finally get a chance to climb out from behind the computer and devour the food. And she'll see the love and craziness that goes into each posting (is there any other way to do things than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Brunei, Menu Wednesday Tagged With: Asia, banana leaves, Brunei, cassava, rempah, shrimp, vegan, Vegetarian

Monday Meal Review: Angola

March 8, 2010 By Sasha Martin 12 Comments

This is meal #5 in my personal challenge to eat one meal from every country in the world. I am something of an "Eeyore." I wear worry like it's going out of style. These are just a few of the things I worry about when I put on a dinner party: - will the food taste good? - what if I burn the food? - what if the food is raw? - what if I don't have time to finish the meal? - will my friends like the food? - will I like the food? So what about this weekend's Global Table? I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa, Angola, Monday Meal Review Tagged With: Africa, Angola, batons de manioc, cassava, chicken, coconut, manioc, meal, prawns, review, yuca

Recipe: Bâton de Manioc (Yucca/Cassava Sticks)

March 7, 2010 By Sasha Martin 9 Comments

Serves 8 What is a Bâton de Manioc? The pounded flesh of the yucca root, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed for several hours. These dense yuca sticks are great cut up and eaten with stew. They take on the flavor of the banana leaves (which taste like steamed artichoke). Ingredients: 2 lbs yuca (cassava) tubers banana leaves or aluminum foil Method: 1. Peel tubers. 2. (This step is optional in the US) Soak the cassava tubers in a bucket of water for about 3 days. … [Read more...]