Monday, November 16, 2009

Is there another name for Gari, that african cassava grain? i can't find it anywhere in orlando?

Golden Tropics Enriched Semolina Wheat:


is this the same thing?

Is there another name for Gari, that african cassava grain? i can't find it anywhere in orlando?
Gari, garri, gali, gari foto, gari fortor...all names for the same thing, Gari comes from the tuber 'cassava' therefore it's not a grain, 'though when dried it may appear to be granular. If you can't find cassava, cous-cous is an acceptable alternative, as would be the Semolina that you mentioned.





Don't confuse African gari for the Japanese food 'gari' which is ginger, the kind served with sushi. And don't confuse it with the other Japanese food product 'nigari' which is used to make tofu.





You might also try typing 'African food importers' or 'mail order African food vendors' into a Google, Yahoo or AskJeeves search engine...you just might be pleasantly surprised.





In the Washington DC area, because of all the foreign embassies there, there are a lot of tropical/Caribbean food stores...
Reply:Falina, but mostly called Garri.

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