Earlier I mentioned that the Nigerians like a dough like staple which they called Yam. They eat this like we eat rice. Actually the "Yam" tuber looks like a huge tapioca but it is not a tree but a creeper. This link in Wiki has more information. The tuber is scraped, sliced, boiled and pounded (I think) into a bun. Then the lump is presented wrapped either in cling wrap or leaves. You then then pinch off bits with your hands and dip it in a hot catfish or meat gravy. The taste is neutral and the colour very pleasing white. A pic shows the yam in clingwrap and with spicy catfish "dip". I am pretty sure there were some traces of the taste of tapioca but nobody else detected it. The pics show Mr Teo with the pounder while one of the staff holds a cut off yam. Another pic shows the stacks of yam in a market. This is an important food for the population as the tuber can last up to 6 months!
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