Pato no tucupi

A dish popular throughout the Amazon made of roasted duck (pato), similar to our Muscovy duck, simmered in broth. The broth is made with tucupi, the extracted juice from the manioc root (cassava), a milky-white liquid hinting of chicory, and flavored with the yellow pimenta-de-cheiro. Jambu leaves, which are related to the coca (cocaine) leaf and leave the tongue and lips tingling, are added to the dish. The original recipe is given, but tucupi is not available as yet in the United States.