(1) There are songs about fishing, planting, and how to use a hoe, paddle a canoe, or pound manioc with a giant mortar and pestle.(2) Banana plants are interspersed among the manioc , avoiding the monoculture typical of industrialized agriculture.(3) The growing and processing of manioc into cassava bread and farina was once a major subsistence activity, but now wheat bread is widely available from local bakeries.(4) In the south, rice, corn, and manioc are the primary starches; millet, sorghum, and yams are preferred in central and northern communities.(5) Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops.(6) The sources include corn, potatoes, barley, wheat, Jerusalem artichokes, cacti, and manioc .(7) Traditional households eat porridge for breakfast, which is made from millet, corn, yams, or manioc .(8) Staple foods, apart from sorghum and millet, are maize, manioc , potatoes, rice, sesame, and some bean species.(9) Plantains and manioc are important foods in much of the country, especially the north and the Mosquitia.(10) Another downside is the plant's relatively short growing season; manioc , peanuts, and potatoes, in contrast, provide cash flow throughout the year.(11) Fried manioc was somewhat more dense than traditional French fries but almost identical in taste.(12) The agricultural products are sugar, rice, manioc , cocoa, vegetables, and bananas.(13) The most important Native American cultivars were maize, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and manioc or cassava.(14) Grains, particularly maize, and manioc are incorporated into almost all meals.(15) Other common foods include rice, beans, fish, potatoes, and manioc .(16) The basis of Amazonian cuisine is a type of cassava, known in Brazil as manioc .
