http://www.gcuobaonline.org/casava%20is%20up2.htm for some info...

In Brazil, Goma, a manioc starch, fills the stomach. In fact, the manioc root may be viewed as the symbolic plant, which, when made into a gruel, fills babies' stomachs for mothers who can no longer provide breast milk because of chronic malnutrition. This gruel is used by the middle and upper classes as a traditional satisfier for hungry babies. Comidinhas, little foods, are often classified as luxury foods for the rich and filling foods for the poor (Scheper-Hughes, 1992).

sorry, best I can do....

and nice try.