Yucca Sticks

Biscoito Palito de Polvilho

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    25–30

    sticks
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Brazilian Kitchen: 100 Classic and Contemporary Recipes for the Home Cook

By Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

Published 2012

  • About

I grew up with an addiction to beach snacks. Among my favourites was biscoito globo, a round yucca cracker about the size and shape of a bagel. The flavour is quite mild, but it’s the light crunchiness that draws munchers. These are sold in supermarkets in Brazil with lots of variety in shape but little in flavour. Recently, however, during one of my trips to Rio, I went to Claude Troisgrois’s restaurant Olympe. He serves a fun and creative version of the cracker with a light touch o