Pan de yuca

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Pandeyuca
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Pandeyuca or Pan de yuca, a bakery item from Colombia and other areas of Latin America.
Type Bread
Course Saliva people
Place of origin South America
Region or state Latin America
Associated cuisine Colombia, Ecuador
Serving temperatureHot or room temperature
Main ingredients Cassava starch, cheese
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Pan de yuca ( Spanish for Cassava bread) is a type of bread made of cassava starch and cheese typical of western Ecuador and southern Colombia.

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History

An 1856 watercolor by Manuel María Paz shows cassava bread being prepared by members of the Saliva people in Casanare Province. [1]

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References

  1. Paz, Manuel María. "Saliva Indian Women Making Cassava Bread, Province of Casanare". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.