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15-766: Not to be confused with Garri , Geri (disambiguation) , Gerry (disambiguation) , or Jerri (disambiguation) . Gerri may refer to: Gerri, a feminine given name: Gerri Elliott (21st century), American businesswoman Gerri Green (born 1995), American football player Gerri Lawlor (21st century), American actress Gerri Peev (21st century), Bulgarian-British journalist Gerri Russell (born 1962), American writer Gerri Santoro (1935–1964), American woman who died from an illegal abortion Gerri Sinclair (21st century), Canadian businesswoman Gerri Whittington (1931–1993), African-American secretary Gerri Willis (21st century), American journalist Gerri de la Sal ,

30-467: A ball. It can be made with different types of garri. Depending on the type of garri flour used, Ẹ̀bà can vary in colour, from deep yellow to off white. Palm oil is often added to the garri during preparation, resulting in a bright yellow colour. Eba is rich in starch and carbohydrates . Eba has a gross energy content of 381.5 kcal which is higher than other cassava products like fufu and lafun with 180 kcal and 357.7 respectively. However, it has

45-713: A cooked starchy vegetable food made from dried grated cassava (manioc) flour commonly known as garri all across West Africa. It is often eaten with rich soups and stews, with beef, stockfish or mutton. The dish is often described as having a slightly sour, sharp taste. Èbà is eaten with the fingers, rolled into a small ball, and dipped into thick soups such as okra soup, chilli paste in Togo, bitter leaf soup or with either okro , ọgbọnọ ( Igbo )/ apọn ( Yorùbá ), or ewédú , meat or fish, stewed vegetables or other sauces such as gbẹ̀gìrì , ofe akwu ( banga soup) or egusi soup. In West Africa, there two types of garri,

60-532: A fine flour. Garri comes in various consistencies, including rough, medium and smooth, which are used to prepare different foods. Eba is a stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a wooden baton until it becomes a smooth doughy staple. It is served as part of a meal with soups and sauces. Some of these include okra soup, egusi soup , vegetable soup , afang soup , banga soup and bitter leaf soup . Similar starchy doughs are found as staples in other African cuisines. Kokoro

75-460: A greater yield when soaked in water. Buyers often look out for crisper grains when trying to determine freshness. Eba Ẹ̀bà ( Yoruba ) also known as Ebe or Pinon ' (in Togo, Benin, and southern Ghana) is a staple swallow from Nigeria , Togo and Benin , also eaten in the West African sub-region and other African countries. The term èbà originates from Yoruba . It is

90-418: A mash. The mash can be mixed with palm oil and placed in a porous bag, which is then placed in an adjustable press machine or iron presser for 1–24 hours to remove excess water. Once dried, it is sieved and fried in a large stainless steel frying pot or in a large aluminum frying tray, with or without palm oil. The resulting dry granular garri can be stored for long periods. It may be pounded or ground to make

105-551: A powdery medicine. Starchy flours mixed with cold or boiled water form a major part of the diet in Nigeria , Benin , Togo , Ghana , Guinea , Cameroon and Liberia . Cassava, the root from which garri is produced, is rich in fiber, copper and magnesium. Garri is similar to farofa of Brazil, used in many food preparations and recipes, particularly in the state of Bahia . To make garri flour, cassava tubers are uprooted, peeled, washed and grated or crushed to produce

120-430: Is 3:1. Garri can also be eaten dry with sugar and roasted peanut. Other ingredients include coconut chunks, tiger nut milk, and cashews. In Liberia , garri is used to make a dessert called kanyan which is combined with peanuts and honey. In its dry form, garri is used as an accompaniment for soft cooked beans and palm oil. This food mix is called yoo ke garri, or garri-fɔtɔ / galli-fɔtɔ (crushed garri) in

135-523: Is a Nigerian snack food common in southern and southeast Nigeria, especially Abia State , Rivers State , Anambra State , Enugu State and Imo State . It is made from a paste of maize flour, mixed with garri and sugar and deep-fried. As a snack , cereal, or light meal, garri can be soaked in cold water (in which case it settles to the bottom), mixed with sugar or honey , and sometimes roasted peanuts and/or evaporated milk , also known as garri soakings. The amount of water needed for soaked garri

150-460: Is added and softened by hand. This type of garri is served with fried fish. It is served with frejon on Good Friday . In Nigeria, the Efik people use dry garri to thicken light soup like 'egg soup and white soup (also known as up and down soup) In West Africa , two types of garri include white and yellow garri . Yellow garri is prepared by adding palm oil just before the fermenting stage of

165-450: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Garri In the Hausa language , garri can also refer to the flour of guinea corn , maize, rice, yam, plantain and millet. For example, garin dawa is processed from guinea corn , garin masara and garin alkama originate from maize and wheat respectively, while garin magani is

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180-659: The Ga language of Ghana and the Gen dialect of southern Togo and Benin . This type of garri is a mixture of moistened garri kneaded with a thickened tomato paste, oil, salt, seasonings. Yoo ke garri is garri with beans, which is typically eaten as lunch. It is also eaten with bean cake in Nigeria. Smooth garri (known as lebu to the Yoruba ) can be mixed with pepper and other spicy ingredients. A small amount of warm water and palm oil

195-778: The administrative center of the municipality of Baix Pallars in Spain Santa Maria de Gerri , a monastery in Gerri GERRI , a geriatric diagnostic tool Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gerri . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerri&oldid=1039940891 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

210-605: The cassava mash. Alternatively, it can be made using the yellow-fleshed breed of cassava. White garri on the other hand is fried without palm oil. Variations of yellow and white garri are common across Nigeria and Cameroon. One variation of white garri is popularly known as garri-Ijebu . This is produced mainly by the Yoruba people of Ijebu in Nigeria. In Ghana , garri is classified by taste and grain size. The sweeter types with finer grains are more valued over sourer, large grain varieties. Commercial food vendors prefer coarser grains with high starch content, as this produces

225-407: The white and yellow; the yellow garri is prepared by frying with the addition of palm oil to give it a yellow colour and extra flavour while the white garri is fried without palm oil and is slightly more acidic with a sharper taste. Blended garri flour is mixed into hot water and stirred thoroughly and vigorously with a wooden spatula until it becomes a firm dough that can be rolled into

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