What is "parakaria"

Parakaria is a cassava fermented alcoholic beverage Amerindians of Guyana. Like other cassava alcoholic beverages, parakaria is made by dual fermenting cassava (a large starchy root), which involves the use of an amylolytic mold (Rhizopus sp., Mucoraceae, Zygomycota) by chewing it.

Category:Alcoholic beverages Category:Amylase induced fermentation Category:Fermented beverages