Ga'at

The tradition & historical record

Genfo (Amharic: ገንፎ, romanized: gänfo), also known as ga’at (Tigrinya: ጋዓት, gaʻat) or marca (Oromo: marqaa) is a stiff porridge-like dish 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). 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. The porridge may be eaten with the hands or with a utensil. ¹

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Ga'at is porridge-like dish originated from Ethiopia and Eritrea, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²

The source record links this tradition to 2 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. ²