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Kasiksi

Cloudy banana beer of the eastern hills, fermented with sorghum flour

DR Congo Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Brewed in Kivu and the Great Lakes belt from mashed ripe bananas fermented with roasted sorghum, and served at weddings and dowry negotiations.

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What is Kasiksi?

Kasiksi is a wine & spirit from DR Congo: cloudy banana beer of the eastern hills, fermented with sorghum flour. Brewed in Kivu and the Great Lakes belt from mashed ripe bananas fermented with roasted sorghum, and served at weddings and dowry negotiations.

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bananasorghum

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brewedfermented

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