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Gofio

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Meaning

Flour made from toasted and ground cereals, with pre-Hispanic roots and a strong place in Canarian food and identity.

Reference source

Canarias Historia — artículo El gofio: alimento ancestral de Canarias

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Articles

Gofio: Ancestral Food of the Canary IslandsGofio, Tabaiba and Tenique: Amazigh Words Surviving in Canarian Spanish

Collections

The Aboriginal worldLanguage, place names and Amazigh memoryPopular culture, identity and humour

Gastronomy

Canarian fish brothCanarian sancochoLa Gomera tuna in mojoLa Gomera fish casseroleHuevos moles with gofio

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Gofio

Islands

El HierroFuerteventuraGran CanariaLa GomeraLanzaroteTenerife

Municipalities

San Cristóbal de La LagunaSan Sebastián de La Gomera

References

Platos olvidados de Canarias. Parte 1Platos olvidados de Canarias. Parte 2A la carta. Recetario de cocina canaria, nacional e internacionalArte, sociedad y arquitectura en el siglo XVII: la cultura del barroco en CanariasVocabulario canario guancheEl silbo gomero. Medio de comunicaciónEntre olas. Recetas tradicionales de La Gomera, El Hierro y TenerifeEstampas de los pueblos de Gran Canaria. Isla azulGuía de recetas de cocina de FuerteventuraIslas CanariasLas Palmas. España en pazMoya, alfarería popular de tradición aborigen

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