> On "Survivor" several weeks ago (yes, I admit I watch it; please don't hurt me!), they were making a big deal about finding tapioca on the island. Here's my question: What form does tapioca come in in the wild? And do you have to cook it to make it edible or can you just eat it strait?
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> Ali"I HATE tapioca pudding, but I guess it would be better than eating grubs or rats"son

Tapioca? It's the pureed stomach and liver of the savage Pacific weasel. You have to hunt it down and rip it out with your bare hands and eat it raw. The stuff you buy in shops is all made of chemicals, it isn't authentic.

Heh. Sorry. No, tapioca comes from the root of a plant called Manihot esculenta. The roots are starchy things like potatoes but they have sort of milky stuff in them too. I think you get the tapioca by drying and powdering the root. I'm not sure where the plant grows, but it sounds easy enough to obtain tapioca in the wild if you can find the plants.

Brunnen-"never tried it, it doesn't look very nice"G