# Genfo

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{{short description|Porridge-like dish originated from Ethiopia and Eritrea}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = Genfo/Ga'at   
| image            = Ga'at food.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = Genfo with [berbere](/source/berbere) sauce.
| country          = Ethiopia,<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4E1IlQKYeXkC&dq=ga%27at&pg=PT35 | title=Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A| isbn=9781450258678| last1=Kloman| first1=Harry| date=2010-10-04| publisher=iUniverse}}</ref> 
 Eritrea<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4E1IlQKYeXkC&dq=ga%27at&pg=PT35 | title=Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A| isbn=9781450258678| last1=Kloman| first1=Harry| date=2010-10-04| publisher=iUniverse}}</ref>
| region           = [Amhara](/source/Amhara_Region), [Tigray](/source/Tigray_Region), [Oromia](/source/Oromia_Region), [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea)
| creator          = 
| course           = Traditionally: [breakfast](/source/breakfast); or for [lunch](/source/lunch) and [dinner](/source/dinner).
| type             = Porridge (volcano)
| served           = Heated; in some regions, with cool yogurt 
| main_ingredient  = [Barley](/source/Barley) or [wheat](/source/wheat) flour, [water](/source/water)
| variations       =
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'''Genfo''' ({{Langx|am|ገንፎ|gänfo}}), also known as '''ga’at''' ({{Langx|ti|ጋዓት}}, ''gaʻat'') or '''marca''' ({{Langx|om|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''](/source/Safflower)) and flax (''[Linum usitatissimum](/source/Flax)'').<ref name=":0222">{{cite encyclopedia|year=2003|title=Food|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Aethiopica|publisher=Harrassowitz Verlag|location=Wiesbaden|last=|first=|volume=2|pages=}}</ref>

Genfo shares many similarities with the Arab [asida](/source/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](/source/niter_kibbeh)'' and ''[berbere](/source/berbere)''.<ref>[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/13036728/mild-frontier ''Mild Frontier the differences between Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisines come down to more than spice.'']</ref><ref>Harry Kloman: ''Mesob Across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A.'' Iuniverse, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4502-5866-1}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=4E1IlQKYeXkC&dq=%22Ga%27at%22+eritrea&pg=PT35 (online)]</ref> The porridge may be eaten with the hands or with a utensil.<ref name="eater">[https://www.eater.com/2016/2/17/11009068/genfo-gaat-ethiopia-eritrea ''How Genfo Breaks the Mold of Ethiopian Food Expectations''], [Eater](/source/Eater.com), Tammie Teclemariam, [February 17](/source/February_17), 2016.</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
* [Eritrean cuisine](/source/Eritrean_cuisine)
* [List of African dishes](/source/List_of_African_dishes)
* [List of Ethiopian dishes and foods](/source/List_of_Ethiopian_dishes_and_foods)
* [List of porridges](/source/List_of_porridges)
* [Flummery](/source/Flummery), the original recipe of which was a strained, sour oatmeal jelly

==References==
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{{African cuisine}}

Category:Eritrean cuisine
Category:Ethiopian cuisine
Category:Porridges

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{{Ethiopia-cuisine-stub}}

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