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It's called garri - popular in most (if not all) west african countries. Here's a video of Nigeria's ex-president eating it.
by vezycash 7y ago
It's called garri - popular in most (if not all) west african countries. Here's a video of Nigeria's ex-president eating it.
- dorfsmay 7y agoHave you seen this entry in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garri#Health_implications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garri#Health_implications > Garri is made from cassava which contains hydrocyanic acid .../... can lead to .../... worsening of ulcers.
- vezycash 7y agoThanks for the link. The ground cassava is left to ferment for some days which removes MOST of the cyanide. There's little to no health control for food in these parts. I've read that over 50% of food stuff exported from West Africa to Europe and US get culled at the border. See: http://europepmc.org/article/PMC/3074370 http://europepmc.org/article/PMC/3074370 See the abstract at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526674/ When it's prepared with hot water, it forms a solid called Eba. And it's consumed with soup. The heating makes it safe from my own observation.