cassava

The cassava is eaten extensively in the Philippines.

What Muslim Filipinos Have Traditionally Eaten in the Southern Philippines

When the Spaniards came to the Philippines in the sixteenth century, Islam was the religion in many parts.

Balinghoy is cassava, also known as kamoteng-kahoy in the Tagalog language.

Nilupak na Kamoteng Kahoy by Angie Pastor.

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It’s mashed cassava… See how it’s made!

Cassava Cake and Coffee. Photo by Angie Pastor.

Kamoteng Kahoy is the Tagalog term for cassava.

Photos by Eva Argenos. How to make nilupak? First, you pound the cassava into a mash!