Genfo

Genfo (Amharic: ገንፎ, gänəfo), Ga’at (Tigrinya: ጋዓት, ga'atə), or Marca (Oromiffa: Marqaa) is a stiff porridge-like substance that is normally formed into a round shape with a hole in the middle for the dipping sauce, a mixture of butter and red peppers, or pulses such as sunflower, seed, nut (Carthamus tinctorius) and flax (Linum usitatissimum).^[3]

Genfo/Ga'at

Genfo with berbere sauce.
Type	Porridge (Volcano)
Course	Traditionally: Breakfast; or for Lunch and Dinner.
Place of origin	Ethiopia,[1] Eritrea[2]
Region or state	Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, Eritrea
Serving temperature	Heated. Depending on region served in few remote areas with cool yogurt on the outside.
Main ingredients	Barley or wheat flour, water

Genfo shares many similarities with the Arab Asida. Genfo is made with barley or wheat flour and to cook it the flour and water are combined and stirred continuously with a wooden spoon. Genfo is presented in a large mound with a hole in the center, filled with a mixture of niter kibbeh and berbere.^[4][5] The porridge may be eaten with the hands or with a utensil.^[6]

See also

• Food portal

• Eritrean cuisine
• List of African dishes
• List of Ethiopian dishes and foods
• List of porridges
• Asida
• Flummery, the original recipe of which was a strained, sour oatmeal jelly

References

1. Kloman, Harry (2010-10-04). Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450258678.
2. Kloman, Harry (2010-10-04). Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450258678.
3. "Food". Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Vol. 2. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2003.
4. Mild Frontier the differences between Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisines come down to more than spice.
5. Harry Kloman: Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A. Iuniverse, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4502-5866-1. (online)
6. How Genfo Breaks the Mold of Ethiopian Food Expectations, Eater, Tammie Teclemariam, February 17, 2016.