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n^kuiB^ boiLd in wftter or with siitcf ; th«j 
Ate cut op like fipiniiage which thej resemble 
very cloaely aod eaaily misiaken for 
iBcb by more tliao the a d initiated. Id 
Brazil, ttpiooa Qojit soaked in freah water 
makes the common food. A well koowD 
Brazilian paocake called be^jn is made by 
simply kneadiog tapioca Soar with water. 
To replace oatmeal in Brtzil. tapioca fl^nr 
is made ioto a aabstance koowo aa Cari- 
man. Iq the !uwer Dahomey where the 
Staple food is maiza and tftpifioa, the ua<ive 
id qalte satisfied with boiling a laber in 
w&ter or rcaiiiog it on coah, QccasioQally id 
is graced^ made id to a, kiud of dongh aod 
eaten while raw. The Dational dritik is the 
oalonlon wbtob is geuerally composed of 
smoked fiab cooked in palm oil made pDii- 
geut by pimeuto and aromatic herbs. The 
Okaata is steeped to this drink which has 
the appe araoce of a viscid satice. 
Cabiou. 
This di^h, prepared in GninDn, consists 
10 th^ckeoiDg caasareep by means of c pipa 
(&D0 tapiLCi fi»nr, obtained from tajuiooa 
water after settling) ; aalt and pimento 
come also into the operation. 
CHIKWASOOg. 
Tapicca bread is thm desfgoated by the 
oatiTes in the Congo who tnke it wiih palm 
011 and epicp, bnti Enropeans living in 
those districts prefer frjiog slices of it in 
bntter and sprinkling them over with sngar. 
Tapioca caheb made with coco milk and 
Sugar. 
Iq India, Ettrasiaos make lasty cakes by 
diltitsng tapioca Soar with cooomilk md 
sugar, In Goiaoa the ration of a work- 
