sorghum
57 dishes.
Muufoclay-oven corn flatbread crumbled into stews or sweet tea
OmaloduHome-brewed mahangu millet beer, thick, sour and served in a calabash
Oshifimastiff pearl-millet mahangu porridge, Owambo staple
Oshikundulightly fermented mahangu and sorghum drink, tangy and refreshing
PitoCloudy sour millet or sorghum beer served warm in calabashes
Seven DaysHome-brewed maize beer fermented about a week, cloudy and sour
Sishwalathick maize and sorghum porridge eaten with meat or sour milk
SoorStiff maize or sorghum porridge, eaten with milk, ghee or stew
Suwahomebrewed beer of roasted sorghum, barley and gesho leaves
TchapaloCloudy sorghum beer ladled from calabashes in northern courtyards
TchoukoutouCloudy sour sorghum beer drunk warm from calabashes
TingSour fermented sorghum porridge, tangy and thick, eaten hot with milk
TôMillet or sorghum paste with okra, baobab-leaf or kapok sauces
TontoCloudy banana beer fermented in a wooden trough with sorghum flour
UbusheraLightly soured sorghum drink, sweet and grainy, given to children too
Ujitangy fermented millet and sorghum porridge, morning staple
Umcombotsitraditional sorghum beer brewed for ceremonies
Umqombothicreamy sorghum and maize beer brewed for ceremonies
Urwagwatraditional banana beer fermented with roasted sorghum
Urwarwatraditional banana wine fermented with sorghum, shared at ceremonies
WaakyeRice and beans tinted by sorghum leaves; sold with gari, spaghetti, egg, shito-
Burukutu
Cloudy sour beer of fermented guinea corn, sold warm in the Middle Belt. A wine & spirit recipe from Nigeria.
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Dolo
Home-brewed sorghum beer served in calabashes. A wine & spirit recipe from Burkina Faso.
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Droo
Warm sorghum porridge with milk, sugar and chopped nuts. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…
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Ersho
Sour starter liquid saved from one injera batter to leaven the next. 10 min a day, over 4 to 5…
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Erguotou
Beijing’s cheap fierce sorghum liquor, sold in small green bottles. A wine & spirit recipe from China.
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Hulu mur
Spiced fermented sorghum flakes dissolved in water into a fragrant cold drink. Ready in 1 hour prep and 2 hours…
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Hulu-murr
Bittersweet Ramadan drink made from spiced fermented sorghum sheets. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking. About 2 litres…
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Igikoma
Loose sorghum or maize porridge drunk hot, sometimes soured overnight. Ready in 5 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves…
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Impeke
Sorghum beer sipped communally through reed straws. A wine & spirit recipe from Burundi.
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Ikigage
Cloudy sorghum beer, sour and thick, drunk from a shared pot. A wine & spirit recipe from Rwanda.