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Gari Foto (Seasoned Scrambled Cassava Flour)
Fluffy moistened fermented cassava semolina tossed in a robust, smoky tomato-onion sofrito with scrambled eggs and tender shrimp.
The story
Originating within the coastal Mina and Guin communities of Southern Togo, Gari Foto transformed humble dry cassava flour into an aromatic, celebrated everyday skillet dish. Typically whipped up for fast lunches or enriched for weekend gatherings, it represents culinary resourcefulness at its finest. The crucial technical nuance is dampening the coarse gari with just enough seasoned liquid to hydrate the grains without turning them into a dense, gummy paste.
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