Elubo is the Yoruba word for yam flour made by cutting yam into small bits, dried and then ground into smooth brown flour. The flour is used in preparing amala or lafun making a mash meal and eaten much like the way mash potato is eaten in the Western World.
What is elubo called in English?
Yam flour also known as Elubo is made out of yam and/or cassava flour. Yams are peeled, sliced, cleaned, dried and then blended into a flour called Elubo. Elubo is used to prepare Àmàlà.
Is elubo a yam flour?
Elubo flour is simply instant “raw” yam powder which was created as a way to preserve yam for a longer period of time. This is indigenous to the Yoruba people in the western part of Nigeria and it's done by converting raw yam (Known as Elubo) into powdered form.
What is elubo flour?
Elubo/Amala (also called yam flour) is made from dried yam cut into small pieces and then grinded into a smooth brown flour. The Elubo flour is used in preparing amala making a mash meal and eaten much like the way mash potato is eaten with various types of soup such as vegetable or egusi soup.
What is the English of amala?
Meaning of amla in English Indian gooseberry or amla is full of vitamin C. You can make your own amla juice from fresh berries.
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