Is it possible to buy Tapaico Flour?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapioca

I would have to see the recipe to even guess what would substitute. I would think corn flour maybe. I saw a program today that really promoted coconut flour, and I am anxious to try it. You can get your tapioca flour online I am pretty sure. Healthy alternative baking goods are products I buy from Bob's Red Mill, just type that in adding .com. I also found this site http://www.nutsonline.com/cookingbaking/tapioca/flour.html?gclid=CIae3_b_76sCFYxU7AodGCF0AA when I searched for tapioca flour. I notice you have spelled it differently and I wonder if that is your problem. I also tried this great new seed product that might interest your daughter, or you as it is fantastically nutritious. It is called salbasmart. It can even be used as a vegan egg substitute. Have fun with her food experiments.

Hello jenny. maybe you can find a substitute for the tapaico. I have found two places on the web that might help. This site explains where it comes from and gives some substitutes and how to use them along with proportions. The other gives some information some good information too. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/tapioca-flour-substitute.html

If there is an international store, or an asian store in the area you live, you will be able to find the tapioca flour there. My husband and I use it in all kinds of dishes and we are lucky enough to live in a country where there are plenty of stores around that carry it. If you don't have such a store where you live, you can always try searching on the net. The internet often shows the different types of ingredients that you can use as a subsitute. I hope that helps, good luck and happy mylotting.

Hi jennybianca Well, many have their recommendations and you too seem to venture out and try out with the Indian or Asian shops. I can suggest you trying to buy it online from some e-shop. That way you can stay at home and the product gets delivered at your place. Well, yes, it might become a little more expensive.

Hi Jenny Tapioca is made from the cassava or yucca plant and is used to thicken soups. A milk pudding can also from the pearl form of it, which I must admit all us kids years ago at school hated.

I believe that tapioca is mostly starch so cornmeal should be a reasonable substitute. I am not sure what you might call it in Australia. Here in the UK we have a VERY fine flour made of corn starch which we call 'cornflour'. I use this for thickening sauces and making blancmange. The flour I am thinking of, though, is a white flour, like polenta but made from white corn. I sometimes use it for making bread. We have an Indian specialist store near us. That is where I got my corn meal from (and they also sell tapioca flour) but I have seen corn meal/flour (as opposed to cornflour/cornstarch) sold in the bread-making areas of some of the larger stores.

I'm not sure if I know what that is. I don't think I have ever used ro seen it. Sorry, I cannot help.

Dear friend, The place I live in South India tapico is mostly got from high ranges here. We also make various kinds of dishes with, we roast it with added masalas (ingredients mixed with various spices) sometimes we have it with chillipowder mixed with coconut oil. Most of people like tapico combined with fish curry here.Here most tribal people have tapico as their main food.

Jenny, do you live nearby to Tesco department store? When i go shopping in Tesco at my area, i do came across tapioca flour in the bakery section. If Tesco is far away from your area, then try to find at shop that sells Asian bakery products. I am sure you will be able to find them at both areas which i mentioned above. Tapioca flour can be use to make a variety of delicious steam cakes.