Farinha definitions

farinha

(from the article `Amazon River`) The Amazonian Indians early devised means of making the poisonous bitter cassava (manioc) edible; the end product, called farinha, became a food ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/9

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farinha

is cassava flour used to accompany Bahian dishes.
Found on http://www.carnaval.com/bahia/glossary/

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