⚙️ Traditional Enset Processing in Gedeo

Processing Steps [citation:3]

1. Selection: Mature enset plants identified
2. Surface fermentation: Initial preparation
3. Pulverization and decortication: Fiber removal
4. Bulla extraction: Starch separation
5. Kocho fermentation: Using Gamama (starter culture)

Traditional Tools

• Wooden scrapers for decortication
• Fiber squeezers
• Fermenting pits lined with enset leaves

Gamama (Starter Culture)

Family-specific recipes for fermentation starter, passed through generations [citation:3]

Gender Roles

50.56% of processing knowledge held by women; women classify landraces based on processing qualities [citation:2][citation:3]