Garri, Lafun & Fufu

In West Africa three products are usually processed from cassava: fermented and roasted cassava flakes called garri (or gari), fermented cassava flour, called lafun (or lafu) and white cassava flour, called fufu (or akpu).

Check out the link below for a graphic that shows the three different processes to produce garri, lafun and fufu.

Source: P:J. Fellows, Food Processing TEchnology, Principles and Practice, 5th Ed. Woodhead Publishing, 2022

1. Garri                                       2. Lafun                                     3. Fufu

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