Three names in the title, but it's the same plant. And it has dozens of local names. We saw it first in Africa, most Senegalese fish dishes come with a piece of cassava. I read somewhere that in tropical regions it is a wide-spread potato substitute. Well, cassava is rich, cooked it is practically as rich as potato. Why call it a potato substitute? As far as we can tell potato could be a cassava substitute. Their flavor is so close that it's almost identical, but the texture is a bit thicker. They say it can be grown in temperate zones as well, like in Hungary.
Around the house it might raise some problems, since young plants look eerily like hemp. You better tell the neighbor first, if you are starting to grow cassava in your garden.
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