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Burukutu

Cloudy sour beer of fermented guinea corn, sold warm in the Middle Belt

Nigeria Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Brewed from germinated sorghum in the Middle Belt and northern minority areas; sold from communal calabashes in open-air drinking sheds.

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What is Burukutu?

Burukutu is a wine & spirit from Nigeria: cloudy sour beer of fermented guinea corn, sold warm in the Middle Belt. Brewed from germinated sorghum in the Middle Belt and northern minority areas; sold from communal calabashes in open-air drinking sheds.

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sorghum

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