Bila from Naila

It mightn’t look very enticing, but this little delicacy is quite tasty. No haste involved in the making process. Cassava (root crop) is peeled, chopped up and soaked for 4 days. After a good soaking the stringy core is removed and the remaining cassava forms a dough-like texture which is kneaded in a hearty way for a long time. Then a little sugar and coconut is added. Don’t know why, but the banana leaf is always used to shape it into a long skinny form and this is then steamed. They sell it at the market for 50cents... a little too cheap for the amount of effort required.