In the past, eating garri especially when it is drank is regarded as food for the poor or food eaten when one is broke.
Iri garị, ọ kachasị mgbe aṅụrụ ya aṅụ, bụ ihe a na-ewe dịka nri ndị ụwa na-atụ n'ọnụ maọbụ mgbe ego kọrọ gị n'akpa na mbụ.