How to Eat Yuca Root: A Beginner's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Cassava
                                
                                
                                •
                                
                                
                        
                                    
                                    3 min read                                
                            
                                Despite its mild, versatile flavor, yuca root serves as a crucial staple for over half a billion people worldwide. This starchy tuber, also known as cassava, requires specific preparation steps to ensure it is safe and delicious to eat for home cooks everywhere.