compounds. However, not every preparation method is equally effective, so cassava should be prepared according to established food-safety practices rather than assuming that ordinary cooking alone always makes it safe.
Why do people continue to eat cassava?
Because cassava is an extremely important crop.
It is relatively tolerant of drought and can grow under conditions in which some other staple crops struggle. For millions of households, it provides an affordable and dependable source of carbohydrates.
That is why describing cassava simply as “the world’s deadliest food” is misleading. Its importance
