Due to the low amylose (but higher molecular weight) and low residual content, tapiocas are a useful material for modification into a variety of speciality products. With starch-based applications becoming increasingly popular. For making the glass-like form of tapioca, a very common ingredient used in our cooking is used since it enhances the flavour and functionality. Name this ingredient whose application of its form infused with Iodine was widely propagated around India to eradicate thyroid.

These are the world-famous Bubble Tea featuring the chewy tapioca pearls that are called "boba". Just tell us the country in which this amazing beverage originated in the 1980s.

Pictured is the Casabe, a thin flatbread made from bitter cassava root without leavening. Originally produced by the indigenous Arawak and Carib peoples because these roots were common, this dish is still prepared by these communities. Where would you find these communities?

This is the Pão de Queijo, a popular snack and breakfast food in Brazil. This dish originated when enslaved people would soak and peel the cassava root and make bread rolls from it. Later, milk and cheese were added to the dough while making it thereby resulting in what we now know as Pão de Queijo. Given this, can you tell us what "Pão de Queijo" means?

Pictured is the Krupuk, a cracker that uses tapioca starch. Mostly deep fried, they are a popular snack in maritime Southeast Asia, but us most closely associated with the culinary traditions of which Southeast Asian country?