How is attieke prepared in Ivory Coast?

Attieke is a traditional African dish prepared from fresh cassava roots, which is a staple food in many African countries like Ivory Coast. Preparing high-quality attieke involves several preparation steps, such as cleaning and peeling, crushing and fermentation, pelleting and cooking and more. In this article, Henan Jinrui, the cassava preparing equipment manufacture with 14 years experience, will give you a detailed introduction on how is attieke prepared in Ivory Coast step-by-step.

Attieke processing machines

The cassava tubers harvested from farm are attached with a lot of impurities. Therefore, the first preparation step for making high-quality attieke is to clean and peel cassava roots to ensure good taste of final product.

And the processing equipment used in the first preparation step for making attieke include dry sieve, paddle washing machine and peeling machine. The peeling machine, designed by Henan Jinrui, can achieve the peeling rate of up to 96%, ensuring clean cassava tubers.

Cassava cleaning and peeling machines

After cleaning and peeling preparation step, the next preparation step for making attieke is crushing and fermentation. Peeled cassava are crushed into mash firstly by using grating machine, and then put cassava mash into bags for fermentation. Let the mixture ferment for two to three days in a warm, dark place. The fermentation process helps to break down the starches in the cassava.

After fermentation, the cassava mash come into the granulating and cooking preparation step for making attieke, put cassava mash into a sieve to make powders in certain particle size. Then put cassava granules into a pot to finish cooking process by heat steam.

Cassava grater and dewatering machine

Then the key preparation step for making attieke is drying, that ensure the final quality of attieke. Spread the cooked cassava granules onto a clean, flat surface such as a tray or cloth. Allow it to dry in the sun or use a food dryer until it reaches the desired consistency. The drying process can take a few days depending on the weather and drying method.

After the drying preparation step, we have obtained attieke, but in order to ensure that the particles of attieke are uniform, we still need to enter the sieving preparation step. A sieving machine will be used in this preparation step. The screened attieke will be packaged by a packaging machine for easy storage of attieke.

Machines for attieke preparation

The above is brief introduction about how to prepare attieke from cassava roots. Henan Jinrui, as a very professional cassava processing machine supplier, can provide equipment for attieke preparation, like cassava cleaning machine, peeling machine, grater machine, and hydraulic presser. If you are interested in attieke preparation steps or processing equipment, welcome to consult us!