But the cassava flatbread, Ripley said and what it represents, serves as a reminder of the presence of the Amerindians, and specifically the Taínos of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Visit any household and you will find cassava roasting on the fire, being toasted into a chewy flatbread called casabe, ...

SUMMERS: And if you've never had cassava bread, picture a very thin, hard and crispy flatbread. It's made from a bitter type of yuca. GEO RIPLEY: (Through interpreter) There's a famous saying here ...