Kasiri
Kashele is an alcoholic beverage made from cassava. [1][2] Amerindians in Suriname and Guyana make kashele. The drink is also referred to as cassava beer and is homemade.[3]
The more mature leaves of the cassava plant, which are bitter in taste, are grated, diluted in water, and pressed in a cylindrical basketwork press to extract the juice, while the young leaves are used for food.[4] The leaves contain a high amount of vitamins A and C. The cassava paste is baked into pancake-like bread while the extracted juice is fermented into strong liquor called kashele.[4]
The juice can also be boiled until it becomes a dark viscous syrup called kasripo (casareep).[4] This syrup has antiseptic properties and is used for flavoring.[4]
References
- ^ "Cassava extracted juice is fermented into a strong liquor called kashele." Cassava - Fruit or Vegetable Plant Guide Garden guides.com http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/plantguides/fruitsveggies/plantguide.asp?symbol=MAES
- ^ Cassava USDA plant guide http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/doc/cs_maes.doc
- ^ "Their staple food is cassava, from which they make cassava bread and brew kashele, cassava beer." Tribal cures for modern ailments By Manon van Vark in Surinam 28 August, 1999 BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/431829.stm
- ^ a b c d http://www.tropilab.com/manihot-esc.html
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This word is erronously spelt.It should be spelt KASHELE - just the way Macushi and other Cariban languages pronounce it. Also the information of the process is unforunately misinform - eg - this drink is not made from leaves of cassava. lastly this drink would not make any one drunk as other drink that are made Guy (a Macushi)