Stop and Shop sells manioc but they call it
"Yucca." It looks just like it did in Benin. Peel it
and grate it using the fine part of the grater. Put the mush in a
plastic rice bag and squeeze the heck out of it to press the
water out. Collect the juice because when cooked it turns into
tapioca. If you don't squeeze all the liquid out the gari will
turn into a tapioca like
goo. After pressing out the liquid, sift it through a colander
then heat the pulp over low heat slowly on a frying pan while
stirring it to dry it out.
Lazy man's tapioca au naturel- peel and grate the manioc. Add
water and cook over low heat. The mush will turn into a mixture
of gari and tapioca which is good when you add honey.
Serves 4.
country : Benin
course : side dish
source : http://www.geocities.com/fon_is_fun/beninese_food_recipes.htm