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What do people eat?  | Manioc, also called cassavaand yuca, is a staple food for the Quichua. It grows underground,like a potato. Most people also boil it like a potato. However, it doesnot taste like a potato. It's starchy and rather bland. |
| Plantains look like large bananas,but they have a bitter taste unless cooked. They can be picked green oryellow. |  |
 | The Quichua add variety to theirdiet with other crops such as sweet potato, chili peppers, and various fruitsand nuts from the forest. They also enjoy an annual harvest of queen antswith egg sacs. The ants can be eaten fresh, but are often fried and eatenwtih a side of manioc (left). |
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