Commercial cassava beer taps new market in Mozambique

In Mozambique's bars and street stalls, the tipple of choice nowadays is a cold "Impala" -- a beer made from cassava rather than barley that is fast capturing a valuable slice of the African market (AFP)

What you need to know:

Cassava, also known as manioc or yuca, is a root vegetable grown across sub-Saharan Africa as a staple crop, and has long been used to make home-brewed beer.