cassareep
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A thick dark sauce from boiled bitter cassava juice used to flavor Caribbean stews
- noun
- /ˈkæsəˌrip/
- UK
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cassareep
- Traditional pepperpot is not complete without a generous amount of cassareep.
Examples
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The chef added cassareep to the stew to give it an authentic Guyanese flavor.
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You can find bottles of cassareep in Caribbean grocery stores.
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What do you think of cassareep?
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I added some cassareep to the stew for extra flavor.
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The chef added cassareep to the stew to give it an authentic Guyanese flavor.
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Traditional pepperpot is not complete without a generous amount of cassareep.
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You can find bottles of cassareep in Caribbean grocery stores.
How Thick
Surface Forms
cassareep singular
cassareeps plural
Etymology
Cassareep comes from the plant name cassava and means the thick, dark 'sauce' made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava root, a traditional flavoring in the West Indies.