Cuba smiles across the waves and now — finally — we can return the grin. We long to splash over the divide, wade ashore and take it all in. For now, we’ll start with yuca. The tropical shrub defines ...

Known as enyucado in Colombia, this cake is traditionally cooked in a skillet and browned on both sides like a Spanish tortilla; some Colombian cooks like to bake it in the oven. The result is a dense ...

Yuca is a tropical shrub in Cuba that defines hearty. It thrives in drought, shrugs off neglect and produces long starchy roots that keep underground for years. Boiled, steamed or pan-fried, the tuber ...

Stephen Lemons is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. Southern California chefs are experimenting with the versatility of that sticky, fibrous root vegetable known as yuca, cassava or manioc. Had I ...

Serve yuca cakes alongside fried eggs or roast pork, or solo topped with a little garlic mayo. Michael Tercha TNS Cuba smiles across the waves and now — finally — we can return the grin. We long to ...