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It's probably a lot cheaper when called "tapioca" than when called "cassava", at least in North America. :-P

Except "tapioca" in NA can also mean "sago", which is a totally different plant.

Interesting, good to know! I don't think I've encountered that before.

I am confused by the difference between Tapioca and Cassava. The article doesn’t make this clear... and yeah, I can Wikipedia it ;)

As far as I can tell it's just a different common name.