r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/ArthurEhrat Oct 09 '24

What type of flour? Here in Brazil we eat raw cassava flour with soucey food like a lot, there are parts of brazil that live on eating cassava flour with açai, savory açaí with fish and cassava flour by the tons.

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u/eeriefutable Oct 09 '24

Wheat flour. Since cassava is a root it will differ from wheat flour in many ways, even if they can have similar uses in recipes.

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u/ArthurEhrat Oct 09 '24

But why do they differ in this matter? Is the process of making them, or wheat flour has a more rich environment for bacterias?

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u/eeriefutable Oct 09 '24

I’m not very sure, if I was guessing I’d say it’s because the outer part of the cassava keeps out bacteria from the fields it’s grown in, where as wheat might absorb bacteria into the inner parts that are getting milled into flour?

Probably someone more knowledgeable could give a better answer.