It is commonly found in South India, and Sri Lanka, as well as in Indonesia where it is known as kripik singkong (cassava chips), and in Malaysia known as 'kerepek ubi'.
[1] The chips are then fried or deep-fried in coconut oil, salted, and often spiced with red chili powder.
Common variants include the non-spicy and spicy (red chili pepper powder[5] and other spices added).
Tapioca chips and pellets are also produced, sold, and traded in bulk as a commodity, and are used to make starch, alcohol, and biofuel.
[9][10][11] The product is also used as animal feed in Kerala and Madras, India, and for this purpose, processing typically involves only the removal of the outer skin of the tubers.