Cassava plant why so many everywhere, and what do they do with it ?

[adexbu]

Hello,

I can see cassava plant everywhere, do you know why and what they are doing with it ?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava

https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/มันสำปะหลัง

 

it seems easy to grow ?!

 

Edited March 22, 2021 by CharlieH
Thai script removed

[Salerno]

Producing tapioca mainly I believe.

[adexbu]

22 minutes ago, Salerno said:

Producing tapioca mainly I believe.

 

do they eat it ?

 

[allane]

Most of it is fed to pigs.

[Kenny202]

As far as I know its used in food production as starch. Tapioca too. It is a very low price crop but will grow almost anywhere in poor soil. Once they pull it out of the ground (like a potato) they chop up the stem of the tree and simply stick it back in the ground and it grows again. I knew a girl had some Casava growing on her land and lived in a Casava area all her life. I asked her what it was used for, she pondered a few moments (didnt have a clue) and said "up to company" lol. I was told u cant cook it and eat it like a sweet potato. May even be mildly poisonous untreated

[CharlieH]

Thai script removed. English is the ONLY acceptable language outside of the Thai language forum.

[kickstart]

You all use it most days ,a lot is fermented down to produce ethylal alcohol ,which goes on  make gashol for our vehicles.

Thailand is about number 2-3 in the world for exporting dried cassava ,a lot goes to Rotterdam ,then on to other country mainly for livestock feed .

Near  us is a factory making cassava flour, used in cooking.

[Blue Muton]

My brother-in-law grows a little from time to time and sells it to a 'sweet' maker/vendor in a local market.

 

I say from time to time, it's quite infrequent but he doesn't fancy the idea of selling it daily and getting a couple of hundred Baht for an hour's work to supplement his income, after all it's much more productive for him to sit around moaning about having no money and there are only four fit and able adults in his family.

[Blue Muton]

13 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

As far as I know its used in food production as starch. Tapioca too. It is a very low price crop but will grow almost anywhere in poor soil. Once they pull it out of the ground (like a potato) they chop up the stem of the tree and simply stick it back in the ground and it grows again. I knew a girl had some Casava growing on her land and lived in a Casava area all her life. I asked her what it was used for, she pondered a few moments (didnt have a clue) and said "up to company" lol. I was told u cant cook it and eat it like a sweet potato. May even be mildly poisonous untreated

Yes, that is quite amazing (well, to me anyway), as I type I can see a few that Mrs BM planted a month or so back but I have no idea what she'll do with them.

[tonray]

14 hours ago, adexbu said:

 

do they eat it ?

 

Ever drink Bubble Tea ?

[The Fugitive]

In Paraguay it's called mandioca. Everybody seems to grow it. Served with every meal. Help yourself for free in the restaurants.

[action]

It's also used to make MSG.

[Grusa]

It is used as a filler in cosmetics, - you know, the plaster ladies put on to hide the pimples and  the wrinkles.

[kickstart]

1 hour ago, Grusa said:

It is used as a filler in cosmeticyou know, the plaster ladies put on to hide the pimples and  the wrinkles.

If you did some research,  you would  probably fill about 2 pages on this thread for the uses of cassava.

The waste/bi-product is brought by back by dairy farmers and feed to cattle ,cost of about 60-80-stang /kg .

[AlfHuy]

17 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

As far as I know its used in food production as starch. Tapioca too. It is a very low price crop but will grow almost anywhere in poor soil. Once they pull it out of the ground (like a potato) they chop up the stem of the tree and simply stick it back in the ground and it grows again. I knew a girl had some Casava growing on her land and lived in a Casava area all her life. I asked her what it was used for, she pondered a few moments (didnt have a clue) and said "up to company" lol. I was told u cant cook it and eat it like a sweet potato. May even be mildly poisonous untreated

Better than saying:

 

UP TO YOU????

[rwill]

It is toxic if not processed correctly.  Japan outlawed it for human consumption.

[mikecha]

they make cavassa chips   for eat  

 

processed like  crisps    in indonesia use much PT indo foods 

[PDPA2024]

Like taro root, you can cook and eat cassava root like potatoes. Domesticated varieties have less poison than the wild ones, but make sure it's fully cooked.

 

I haven't seen a lot of whole cassava for sale in Thailand. I think here it's mostly used for processed foods.

 

Nutrition compared to other starches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_food#Comparison_of_10_staple_foods

[khunPer]

Mainly manufacture alcohol for motor fuel, i.e. E20 and E80, and the 5 to 10 percent added in normal gasoline.

 

I read some year ago that Thailand is the second largest ethanol manufacturer, after Brazil.

Edited March 23, 2021 by khunPer

[lagavulin1]

Modified Tapioca starch is a major ingredient in formulated foodstuffs. Listed as "modified starch". 

[talisman01]

I actually have a small 50g carton of Arrowroot, aka Cassava, which I bought at Tesco in London but according to the label was imported from Thailand. It is a very useful thickening agent when making stews etc and can be used to create a nice glaze on cakes and other things. 

[Speedo1968]

On 3/23/2021 at 9:15 AM, The Fugitive said:

In Paraguay it's called mandioca. Everybody seems to grow it. Served with every meal. Help yourself for free in the restaurants.

From the UK originally I lived and farmed there, Paraguay, back in the 70's, ( started with cattle and horses then my own farm ), used to inter-crop with red bean so that if one crop failed then the other may survive.     The spacing would seem extreme in today's mono-culture world but was easy to cultivate and harvest.

Chipa, empanada dulce and mbeju delicious at breakfast with maté or as a snack when out on the horses if working with cattle.