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Suwa

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homebrewed beer of roasted sorghum, barley and gesho leaves

Eritrea Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Household beer brewed from barley or sorghum and bittered with gesho leaves, Rhamnus prinoides; women brew it for weddings, funerals and saints’ days.

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What is Suwa?

Suwa is a wine & spirit from Eritrea: homebrewed beer of roasted sorghum, barley and gesho leaves. Household beer brewed from barley or sorghum and bittered with gesho leaves, Rhamnus prinoides; women brew it for weddings, funerals and saints’ days.

Made with

sorghumbarleyherbs

Cooked

brewed

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