Tough Sell

On our way to the Sulphur Springs Saturday, we pass through the small, coastal town of Canaries.  Located above the village featuring fantastic views sits Plas Kassav.  This family run establishment was featured on Paula Deen's TV show last year and is now a celebrated, local tourist destination. 

Cassava is a long, narrow root vegetable.  To make these flavored cakes, the family starts peeling at dawn and then grates and presses the root and mixes the result with farina.  I had a ginger flavored bread that was tough and doughy, but sweet and very, very gingery.  You can taste the chips of root, like grated coconut.  By the time I was done chewing, I was as full as if I had just eaten a hamburger.

Cassava is also used to make a sweet syrup for browning meats and an alcoholic punch that tastes and feels like egg nog.  Yum!