cassareep

[ kas-uh-reep ]

noun

1. the juice of bitter cassava root, boiled down to a syrup and used as a flavoring for food, especially in Caribbean cuisine.

cassareep

/ ˈkæsəˌriːp /

noun

1. the juice of the bitter cassava root, boiled down to a syrup and used as a flavouring, esp in West Indian cookery

Word History and Origins

Origin of cassareep¹

First recorded in 1825–35; apocopated variant of earlier cassarepo from Carib

Word History and Origins

Origin of cassareep¹

C19: of Carib origin

Example Sentences

The birds, soon ready for the pot, were in a few minutes boiling away among the "cassareep" and peppers.

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Cassareep is the basis of that favourite West Indian dish “Pepper-pot.”

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Then mix the powder, paste, chutnee, and cassareep into a thin paste with the lemon juice.

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The concentrated juice of the bitter cassava, under the name of cassareep, forms the basis of the West India dish, "pepper pot."

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