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Re:Cassava crisis: the deadly food that doubles as a vital V... by phyzome on Thursday July 12, 2018 @01:31PM (#17516798)
It's probably a lot cheaper when called "tapioca" than when called "cassava", at least in North America. :-P
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Re:Cassava crisis: the deadly food that doubles as a vital V... by Pfhreak on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:22PM (#17517247)
Except "tapioca" in NA can also mean "sago", which is a totally different plant.
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Re:Cassava crisis: the deadly food that doubles as a vital V... by phyzome on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:28PM (#17517305)
Interesting, good to know! I don't think I've encountered that before.
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Re:Cassava crisis: the deadly food that doubles as a vital V... by adrian_mrd on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:27PM (#17518329)
I am confused by the difference between Tapioca and Cassava. The article doesn’t make this clear... and yeah, I can Wikipedia it ;)
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Re:Cassava crisis: the deadly food that doubles as a vital V... by phyzome on Friday July 13, 2018 @03:24PM (#17525905)
As far as I can tell it's just a different common name.
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