cassava modifications

The Cassava crop grown in Spiralai grow fast, has very little toxin in the root and their leaves can be consumed as well. This is why it is one of the main crops cultivated in the royal area. Unfortunatelly, as abundant as they are, without any consevation method they would go from fresh to rotten in less than a week. This time can be prolonged if aided by numenera artifacts to conserve them in cold storage or isolated storage.
So there are a number of way to preseve them long term: Because the root is slightly toxic, it need to be prepared before it can be consumed. Because of the high volume of cassava that is getting ready for preparation at the same time, this is process which happens in several steps .

1. When the cassava is first collected, it is stored in elevated sheds, those sheds have shelves with wooden boxes filled with dried hay sprinked with imposible sand to keep the cassava as fresh as posible, while it is procesed for long term storage.
2. The boxed are hauled into the boiling pits, a hut build in top of a numenera artifact, which can keep water boiling indefinetelly, where large amount of the vegatables are stripped of its skin and boiled. Once boiled for 20-30 minutes. they are taken out, dried and sent to the final procesing stations.
3. Those which are to be kept whole, are send to another station, where they would sumerged in a mix of vinegar and Sweet woof and with enveloped in a numenera film, which isolated it from the elements. Preseved like this, they can be preserved fur up to 3 months.
4. Other are picked with the leaves and other grains, and keep in ceramic containers, for posterior use. The preservation time depends of the ingredients and pickling method used for each jars, as there are several depending of the intended future usage.
5. A significant portion are pulp and dried in hot mud huts. After pulp is dried out, it is grinder and stored as flour. Which is used as a base for a significant amount of baked products. Most cassava production is converted into flour, as it it the longest form in which it can be stored and also the one which can be given the most diverse use. Cassava flour is considered the backbone of the city food independence in time of trouble.
6. A fraction are reserved for creating a fermented drink with other grains, called cassava high which is very popular in low town. Most of the cassava and other ingredients used for this method is considered either second grade or it has been lost from the main supply to make this beverage.

Primary Related Location

The capital, Spiralai

Important Locations

• Low Town

Related Organizations

• Entrelai