Lampreado,is a fried cake made from manioc flour.
It is served with white rice and manioc flour.
Served in a bowl made from a gourd, boiling tucupi is poured over manioc flour.
Add the dende oil to the pan and stir in the manioc flour until it turns yellow.
The ball is then rolled in manioc flour to form balls which are then baked in an oven.
It can be eaten with rice or only with manioc flour and capsicum.
Until the end of the 19th century the main commercial surplus was roasted manioc flour.
Meals were often no more than manioc flour and beans.
Black beans, white rice and manioc flour are staples, usually served with beef, chicken or fish.
These use manioc flour mixed with water and a little salt to make a flat, wafer-like bread.