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Impeke

sorghum beer sipped communally through reed straws

Burundi Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Sorghum beer drunk communally from a single pot with long reed straws, historically at royal and community gatherings.

Frequently asked questions

What is Impeke?

Impeke is a wine & spirit from Burundi: sorghum beer sipped communally through reed straws. Sorghum beer drunk communally from a single pot with long reed straws, historically at royal and community gatherings.

Made with

sorghum

Cooked

fermentedbrewed

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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