Tapioca chips are asnack food made from thin wafers of deep-friedcassava root. It is commonly found inSouth India, andSri Lanka, as well as inIndonesia where it is known askripik singkong (cassava chips), and in Malaysia known askerepek ubi.
It is also a bulk commodity product that is produced and traded, and in this form is used to create products such as alcohol, animal feed, biofuel, and starch.
The dish is prepared using raw cassava tubers, whereby the inner rind and outer skin are removed.[1] The chips are then fried or deep-fried incoconut oil, salted, and often spiced with red chili powder.
Tapioca chips have a longer shelf life compared to raw cassava tubers.[2] The snack is sometimes purveyed and consumed as astreet food.[3]
Some companiesmass-produce and purvey prepared tapioca chips that are packaged in bags.[4]
The snack is widely available inTamil Nadu,[3]Kerala,[2]Karnataka, andSri Lanka. High in carbohydrates, it is a crunchy and flavorful snack food, and the chips are crunchier compared tobanana chips andpotato chips. Common variants include the non-spicy and spicy (red chili pepper powder[5] and other spices added).
Thinly sliced cassava is deep fried to be made askripik singkong crackers (cassava chips or tapioca chips).[6] Next to potato chips, cassava chips are a popular snack in Indonesia and are often spiced with various flavors. Some are mass-produced and purveyed under various brand names in stores and supermarkets.[7]
A variant of hot and spicykripik singkong coated with sugar and chili pepper is known askripikbalado[8] orkeripik sanjai, a specialty ofBukittinggi city in West Sumatra.
Tapioca chips and pellets are also produced, sold, and traded in bulk as a commodity, and are used to make starch, alcohol, andbiofuel.[9][10][11] The product is also used as animal feed in Kerala andChennai, India, and for this purpose, processing typically involves only the removal of the outer skin of the tubers.[1] Commercial varieties typically consist of the sliced and dried cassava tuber and are not fried in oil.[12]
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