Gofio making

On Monday, March 25 we were toasting corn "Millo" (Zea Mays). We made the necessary fire with strains of vines (Vid) that we had previously pruned in the Waning Tree.

This activity was developed with the students of PFPBA Auxiliary activities in nurseries and teachers Leandro León de Acuña and Teno Osorio Castañeda.

The corn "Millo" (Zea mays) is roasted to later grind to make gofio.

Gofio is a flour made from different roasted seeds, for example, millet, wheat, chickpeas, barley, lentils, etc. It is a staple food in the diet of the Canary Islands and known since the time before the Conquest of the Canary Islands by the spanish. Ancient stone mills and even some gofio remain in some museums of the islands.

This is another importance of the cultivation of vines and more on an island such as Lanzarote, in which there are no forests from which wood can be used to make fire.