Tapioca and its many uses : a rice substitute for Malaya

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This book provides details about tapioca, a substitute for rice, which is a common food in Malaya. It gives a review of the species and varieties of tapioca such as the bitter and sweet tapioca and where these are usually grown. The book provides a list of uses of tapioca such as the young shoots and tapioca flour. Methods of preparing tapioca from other countries such as Java, Brazil are also included. Tapiocas can be made into different kinds of foods such as porridge, puddings, soups, stews and also has other uses in paper making and glucose.