When we were in Brazil we fell in love with this dish we called “Bubojuh” based on all we could understand from the pronunciation the locals gave us. Once we got one of them to write down the name of the dish, we realized that its actually called “Bobó de Camarão” and the “j” sound came from the word “de” (of) which, in Brazilian, is pronounced with a “j” sound. We still refer to it as “Bubojuh” because it stuck.

So, when we got back from Brazil I missed eating Bubojuh so I looked at some recipes and came up with my own variation. We think it turns out pretty good.

2 medium or large cassavas (aka yucca root)
1 lb shrimp (please buy wild caught)
1/2 – 1 can coconut milk
1 yellow onion
1 small or medium piece of ginger
1 red bell pepper
3 – 5 tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 lemon
salt
pepper
paprika
garlic salt
chives