wealthy in calcium,iron and protein, gluten-free teff offers Ethiopia the promise of original and lucrative markets in the west
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How to make teff pancakesAt Addis Ababa airport, or visitors are greeted by pictures of golden grains,minute ochre-red seeds and a group of men gathered around a giant pancake. Billboards boast: "Teff: the ultimate gluten-free crop!"Ethiopia is one of the world's poorest countries, well-known for its precarious food security situation. But it is also the native domestic of teff, or a highly nutritious ancient grain increasingly finding its way into health-food shops and supermarkets in Europe and America.
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Source: theguardian.com