Learn about food: corn and cassava

Corn
The corn is a vegetable that is obtained from the corn plant. All types of maize currently known, including sweet corn, were cultivated by natives of the Americas when European settlers arrived. It is believed that the sweet corn had its origin in North America as a common mutation of the corn grown in the field. Sweet corn is different from other types by the ability to produce and retain greater amount of sugar in their grains. These grains are characterized because, in addition to all the starch-containing corn, the ratio of sugar is enough to give this delicious flavor to a meal that goes with it. It is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates and fiber.

Cassava
It is a plant of great importance in the tropical areas of America, both at present and in the past. Also known as manioc or cassava, with its tuberous root is preparing the cassava starch or cassava. He played a notable role in the economy of the tribes in the east of the South American Andes and its cultivation spread to the Valley of Colombia and the Isthmus of Panama.

Cassava is a bush type plant with leaves and flowers palm forms green. In the wild forms, the juice is poisonous, because of the presence of an acid known as “hydro cyanic.” Also, some varieties are not poisonous. Their cultivation is not difficult, is spread by outbreaks and their production is roughly six times that of wheat. The root is consumed baked, especially the sweet variety. The poisonous substance is lost with cooking. The juice that is obtained under pressure of the root is boiled until it becomes healthy and added to soups. It also uses it as a flavor, especially in British Guiana, where it appears in almost every dish. This beverage is highly antiseptic and with your help can be kept fresh meat for quite some time. Today, cassava or manioc starch has become an important food for all of South America. The starch from manioc after being heated and stirred in dishes with a rod of iron, turns into tapioca. The sweet cassava, appropriately complemented with products containing protein, is a good food, soft and pleasant, especially for children who are at the stage of weaning.