Elubo Yam Flour 5lb

How To Eat Yam Flour

Àmàlà is a Nigerian food made out of yam flour and/or cassava flour. Yam flour is yam that has been peeled, sliced, cleaned, dried and then blended into a flour.  It is also called elubo. Yam is white in colour.  It turns into a brownish colour after it has been dried; this gives àmàlà its thick brown colour. Àmàlà is derived from Western Africa and is eaten mostly by the Yoruba people in Nigeria. It could be served with a variety of ọbẹ (soup), such as ẹfọ, ilá, ewédú, ogbono or gbegiri (black-eyed beans soup).

The yam flour is the most common type of àmàlà. The flour used is derived from yam. Amala can be easily prepared and eaten with any soup of your choice (Egusi, gbono soup, Efo Riro, etc.). Widely eaten in all parts of Nigeria but prominently served in Western part of Nigeria. Also used as a thickening agent in preparation of some soups.Yam flour is yam that has been peeled, sliced, cleaned, dried and then blended into a flour. It is also called elubo.