High Demand For Yucca In Venezuela Leads To Sometimes Fatal Results

Food shortages in Venezuela have led to a spike in the consumption of yucca, an inexpensive starchy root. But there's a sweet variety and a toxic, bitter version of the root vegetable.

As reporter John Otis (@JohnOtis) found, some Venezuelans are mistakenly eating the poisonous yucca and dying.

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.