Ancient Cuban flatbread makes comeback as economic crisis bites


  • World
  • Tuesday, 06 May 2025

A view of a casabe dish being prepared at a farm in Quivican, Cuba April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

HAVANA (Reuters) - A bustling restaurant in old Havana offers diners a blast from the distant past - small circular flatbreads made from ground yucca served alone or topped with any combination of onion, tomato, pork and garlic.

The dish, known locally as casabe, has been around for over a thousand years, historians said. More recently, it has mostly been relegated to field hands and Cuban country outposts.

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