Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "gasa" ita ce dafa abinci ta bushe bushe, yawanci a cikin tanda ko a saman zafi. Wannan na iya haɗawa da dumama abinci zuwa zafin jiki mai zafi, wanda zai iya haifar da launin ruwan kasa da haɓaka nau'i mai ƙima. Yin burodi wata dabara ce ta dafa abinci da ake amfani da ita don shirya abinci iri-iri, gami da burodi, biredi, pies, pastries, da casseroles.