adexbu Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Salerno Posted March 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 Producing tapioca mainly I believe. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adexbu Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, Salerno said: Producing tapioca mainly I believe. do they eat it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post allane Posted March 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 Most of it is fed to pigs. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kenny202 Posted March 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Thai script removed. English is the ONLY acceptable language outside of the Thai language forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kickstart Posted March 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2021 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blue Muton Posted March 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2021 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. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Muton Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 14 hours ago, adexbu said: do they eat it ? Ever drink Bubble Tea ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fugitive Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 In Paraguay it's called mandioca. Everybody seems to grow it. Served with every meal. Help yourself for free in the restaurants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 It's also used to make MSG. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 It is used as a filler in cosmetics, - you know, the plaster ladies put on to hide the pimples and the wrinkles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 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 . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 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???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 It is toxic if not processed correctly. Japan outlawed it for human consumption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecha Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 they make cavassa chips for eat processed like crisps in indonesia use much PT indo foods 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpill17 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagavulin1 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Modified Tapioca starch is a major ingredient in formulated foodstuffs. Listed as "modified starch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman01 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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