How to Use teff in a Sentence

teff

noun

• The bread’s flour is made with teff, the world’s tiniest grain, grown for the most part only in Ethiopia.
  — Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• Papa John’s said that the new pizza crust is made from sorghum, teff, amaranth and quinoa.
  — Thomas Oide, sacbee, 7 Aug. 2017
• Moist, fudgy and complex, thanks to date syrup, teff flour and halvah (sesame-paste candy).
  — Kara Elder, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2018
• Injera is made from teff, a nutritious, low-gluten grain that imparts a dark hue to the bread.
  — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 17 May 2017
• Chick-fil-A said Monday that the bun is made with a mix of ancient grains like millet, quinoa, sorghum, amaranth and teff.
  — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 19 June 2017
• Yeshi’s family farms teff and barley, while others in the region farm wheat, sorghum, and corn.
  — Annie Hylton, Longreads, 17 Oct. 2017
• Two large maps made with grains and legumes show which staples — such as rice, corn, barley, quinoa or teff — are most common in different parts of the world.
  — Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
• Put the teff flour, cocoa, chocolate chips, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
  — ExpressNews.com, 8 Jan. 2020
• Starters made using teff, amaranth, and buckwheat were all lacking the acetic acid bacteria.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
• Whisk teff flour, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, pepitas, walnuts, flaxseed meal, psyllium husks, chia seeds, and salt in a large bowl.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 19 Jan. 2017
• Whisk teff flour, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, pepitas, walnuts, flaxseed meal, psyllium husks, chia seeds, and salt in a large bowl.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 19 Jan. 2017
• But there’s also kamut, teff, millet, wild rice, buckwheat, cornmeal and even pasta.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019
• Experiment by subbing in a cup of any combination of flours: buckwheat, whole wheat, teff, corn, rye.
  — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2018
• Our addictive multi grain crackers are made up of rye, teff, whole wheat, oats, flax seeds, pepitas, sunflower seeds, and many other great things.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Last November, a Dutch court invalidated a European patent for teff flour, a staple grain that’s used in Ethiopia’s injera bread.
  — Brian Browdie, Quartz Africa, 5 Nov. 2019
• Quinoa, amaranth, millet, farro, spelt, Kamut (a wheat grain said to be discovered in an Egyptian tomb) and teff (an Ethiopian grain about the size of a poppy seed) are some examples of ancient grains.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 May 2020
• Ethiopian cooks ferment injera's ground-teff batter into a tart, bubbling brew, while the corn dough for Venezuelan arepas is patted straight onto a sizzling griddle.
  — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 4 May 2022
• Eaten in Ethiopia, Eritrea and some parts of Somalia, injera (made of teff flour) is served at weddings, birthday parties and family gatherings.
  — Grace Linden, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
• Even teff and amaranth, typically cooked to a porridge, can be refashioned as grain salads with careful preparation.
  — Emily Horton, charlotteobserver, 19 June 2018
• Grains include oat, wheat, rice, barley, rye, bulgur, buckwheat, amaranth, farro, quinoa, millet, sorghum, teff, triticale, farro and spelt.
  — Jenna Birch, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2019
• Its gluten-free teff flour adds extra protein and essential minerals while being gentle on your digestive system.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2023
• Deep, dark chocolate meets some fun new ingredients, such as teff flour and date syrup, resulting in unusual, indulgent bars with an utterly decadent texture.
  — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
• Traditionally, teff flour is mixed with water, fermented over several days and baked on a mitad griddle until thin, spongy and decidedly tangy.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2020
• Many ancient grains are nutritional powerhouses rich in protein (like quinoa), calcium (like teff), fiber, and an amino acid called lysine that's needed for tissue repair.11 Oatmeal Oatmeal is rich in folate, fiber, and potassium.
  — Jenn Sinrich, Health, 7 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Aug 2024