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Couac, also called 'kwak' in Guianese Creole, is flour made from cassava root, peeled, soaked in water, grated and drained to remove the poisonous cyanide it contains. Cassava roots are sold in markets as the kramangnok (cramanioc) for sweet varieties, and processed under the kwak names; kasav, cassava, sispa, tapioca or crabio for bitter varieties. Couac is widely eaten by the inhabitants of Brazil and the Guianas (Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana).

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  • Couac, also called 'kwak' in Guianese Creole, is flour made from cassava root, peeled, soaked in water, grated and drained to remove the poisonous cyanide it contains. Cassava roots are sold in markets as the kramangnok (cramanioc) for sweet varieties, and processed under the kwak names; kasav, cassava, sispa, tapioca or crabio for bitter varieties. Couac is widely eaten by the inhabitants of Brazil and the Guianas (Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana). (en)
  • El couac o kwak es una harina o sémola fabricada a partir de raíces de yuca maceradas en agua, ralladas y escurridas para eliminar el ácido cianhídrico que contienen. Una vez preparada se cuece y se emplea como acompañamiento o para ensaladas en las cocinas brasileña y de las Guayanas (Surinam, Guyana y Guayana Francesa). (es)
  • Le couac (couac en créole guyanais), est une semoule à base de racine de manioc épluchée, macérée dans de l’eau, râpée et égouttée afin d’éliminer l'acide cyanhydrique. Le couac est très apprécié par les habitants du Brésil et des Guyanes (Suriname, Guyana et Guyane). En Afrique de l'Ouest, il correspond au Gari. (fr)
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  • Couac, also called 'kwak' in Guianese Creole, is flour made from cassava root, peeled, soaked in water, grated and drained to remove the poisonous cyanide it contains. Cassava roots are sold in markets as the kramangnok (cramanioc) for sweet varieties, and processed under the kwak names; kasav, cassava, sispa, tapioca or crabio for bitter varieties. Couac is widely eaten by the inhabitants of Brazil and the Guianas (Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana). (en)
  • El couac o kwak es una harina o sémola fabricada a partir de raíces de yuca maceradas en agua, ralladas y escurridas para eliminar el ácido cianhídrico que contienen. Una vez preparada se cuece y se emplea como acompañamiento o para ensaladas en las cocinas brasileña y de las Guayanas (Surinam, Guyana y Guayana Francesa). (es)
  • Le couac (couac en créole guyanais), est une semoule à base de racine de manioc épluchée, macérée dans de l’eau, râpée et égouttée afin d’éliminer l'acide cyanhydrique. Le couac est très apprécié par les habitants du Brésil et des Guyanes (Suriname, Guyana et Guyane). En Afrique de l'Ouest, il correspond au Gari. (fr)
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  • Couac (en)
  • Couac (semoule) (fr)
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