Unesco recognizes cassava bread as Intangible Cultural Heritage

[Dolores]

The 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage taking place in Asunción, Republic of Paraguay from Monday 2 to Saturday 7 December 2024 has recognized cassava bread as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Notably, the Dominican Republic was elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee for the first time, serving a four-year term.

The request for the Intangible Cultural Heritage was concurrently presented by the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, and Venezuela.

Cassava bread made by the Taino Indians facilitated the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. Contrary to usual bread made from flour, cassava bread traveled well and was loaded onto the ships that sailed from Hispaniola with the Spanish conquistadors. The cassava bread later was sent to Africa where it...

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[NALs]

I don’t know what took them so long for this recognition of what essentially is the bread of the Taino indians. For all of you that think it tastes like cardboard, imagine when the Spaniards first arrive that was the only bread available day in, day out. Forget the fluffy breads of Europe!

Recepie for that hasn’t changed much for over 500 years.

 

[johne]

cardboard goes down smoother

 

[windeguy]

Well, one can use it to scrape paint from walls or put the finishing touches to achieve a mirror flat surface on panete (SP?)

 

[keepcoming]

I will admit, I like cassava bread. It was like a ritual with me and my FIL. Sit and talk with some cassava bread and hot chocolate.

 

[malko]

I will admit, I like cassava bread. It was like a ritual with me and my FIL. Sit and talk with some cassava bread and hot chocolate.

I am with you, I like it. Especially the garlic one.

 

[M4kintosh]

Surprisingly cheaper these days, as loaf of bread is skyrocketing in prices at supermarkets. This was last night!

 

[Peterj]

I don’t know what took them so long for this recognition of what essentially is the bread of the Taino indians. For all of you that think it tastes like cardboard, imagine when the Spaniards first arrive that was the only bread available day in, day out. Forget the fluffy breads of Europe!

Recepie for that hasn’t changed much for over 500 years.

...and that shows....🙁😖

 

[bob saunders]

Well, one can use it to scrape paint from walls or put the finishing touches to achieve a mirror flat surface on panete (SP?)

I use it with a slice of cheese instead of crackers. Not bad with peanut butter either.

 

[Manuel01]

Well at least now we know why the UN as whole ask for a 3.6 Billion Budget for 2025. I guess that the "Committee" that decides about these live or Dead issues
spend a few millions on "research" about cassavas origin and cultural importance. I don't even know if i should laugh or cry about this nonsense.

 

[AlterEgo]

I use it with a slice of cheese instead of crackers. Not bad with peanut butter either.

Whenever we’d visit Matilda/Lindsay in Moncion, we’d stop by this one particular roadside stand where they sold cassava (Moncion is known for theirs). In addition to the regular kinds, they sell filled cassava, two sheets of it with a filling inside, like a giant Oreo cookie. Things like peanut butter or guava fillings. Several choices, and they were actually good (I don’t like plain cassava). Worth looking for if you’re in that area.

 

[JD Jones]

As much as I love empanadas de Yuca, I have yet to acquire a taste for Cassava bread.

I'm adding it to this weeks grocery list to see if I can change that.

 

[AlterEgo]

As much as I love empanadas de Yuca, I have yet to acquire a taste for Cassava bread.

I'm adding it to this weeks grocery list to see if I can change that.

Those two things are worlds apart. I love yuca in all forms except cassava. Boiled, cativia, arepita, bolitas, you name it. But the cassava just is tasteless to me unless I slather it with something (tuna salad, peanut butter, etc)

 

[keepcoming]

It is also good to use as croutons in a salad. And like Bob said, with peanut butter, cheese, etc..

 

[Tom F.]

Toast it with butter and garlic. Great with soup.

 

[Tom F.]

I have a question. During my Peace Corps days, I remember visiting a small cassava bread factory somewhere in the Jarabacoa area. They told us that if not boiled and prepared properly, yucca can be poisonous. I've eaten so much yucca in the last 38 years but never heard that again. Has anyone every heard this before?

 

[keepcoming]

I have a question. During my Peace Corps days, I remember visiting a small cassava bread factory somewhere in the Jarabacoa area. They told us that if not boiled and prepared properly, yucca can be poisonous. I've eaten so much yucca in the last 38 years but never heard that again. Has anyone every heard this before?

I thought it was the roots that were poisonous.

 

[Tom F.]

I thought it was the roots that were poisonous.

The part you eat is underground, is that a root?

 

[Tom F.]

About 30 years ago I went to an Asian Irisologist in Washington Heights, and he ask me if I ate a lot of yucca.

 

[bob saunders]

About 30 years ago I went to an Asian Irisologist in Washington Heights, and he ask me if I ate a lot of yucca.

was that good or bad