Tapioca is a plant extract. It comes from the cassava plant, which is also known by other names such as yucca, and which originated in the region of present-day Brazil. This is a very old domesticated plant, as it is believed to have been first domesticated over 10,000 years ago. The plant has since been spread across the rest of the world, done by the Europeans after they arrived in the Americas, and is know grown in many different countries.
Tapioca itself is a starch that is extracted from the root of the cassava plant and is used as a thickening agent in many foods. It can also be used as a flour, for making bread, and as an ingredient in other dishes. One of the most well-known tapioca dishes is probably tapioca pudding, which is a sweet dessert pudding made from cream, milk or coconut milk as well as tapioca, and can vary in consistency from thin to thick enough to eat with a fork.
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