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  • Rather than ordering truffles, foie gras and aged balsamic vinegar, São Paulo diners began discovering the joys of tucupi, an extract of manioc root; priprioca, an Amazonian herb used by native tribes; and baru nuts, which taste a bit like cashews.

    Feasts of São Paulo Katy McLaughlin 2012

  • But this dashi is made from tucupi, an extract of manioc root that is a traditional Amazonian food.

    Feasts of São Paulo Katy McLaughlin 2012

  • Juice - the juice expressed from the tubers during starch production is sometimes concentrated and spices added to obtain a sauce, known as 'cassari po' or 'cassareep' in the West Indies and 'tucupi' in Brazil.

    Chapter 11 1987

  • One of these rooms was used for the various processes by which the mandioca root is transformed into farinha, tapioca, and tucupi, a kind of intoxicating liquor.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Various

  • Pato no Tucupi - This duck dish is made with tucupi, a broth of scalded cassava and the same jambu used in tacacá, which means it also has a weird numbing effect.

    Home Regina Scharf 2010

  • Pato no Tucupi - This duck dish is made with tucupi, a broth of scalded cassava and the same jambu used in tacacá, which means it also has a weird numbing effect.

    Home Regina Scharf 2010

  • As it turns out, they are strainers used to squeeze the acidic juice out of ground manioc root to make tucupi, a staple of Amazonian cuisine.

    NYT > Travel By SETH KUGEL 2010

  • Pato no Tucupi - This duck dish is made with tucupi, a broth of scalded cassava and the same jambu used in tacacá, which means it also has a weird numbing effect.

    Home Regina Scharf 2010

  • As it turns out, they are strainers used to squeeze the acidic juice out of ground manioc root to make tucupi, a staple of Amazonian cuisine.

    NYT > Travel By SETH KUGEL 2010

  • As it turns out, they are strainers used to squeeze the acidic juice out of ground manioc root to make tucupi, a staple of Amazonian cuisine.

    NYT > Home Page By SETH KUGEL 2010

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