There is no clear evidence of when cassava was introduced into Thailand, but it is assumed that it was brought from Malaysia around 1786. Originally Thais called it “man mai” or “man samrong”. In the Northeast it was called “man ton tia”. In the South it was called “man thet”. Presently, it is called “man samphalang”, which is similar to the Javanese word for cassava, “sampeu”.