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Tchapalo

Cloudy sorghum beer ladled from calabashes in northern courtyards

Côte d'Ivoire Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Brewed by Senufo and Malinke women in northern Côte d’Ivoire from germinated sorghum; sold fresh in cabarets within a day before it turns sour.

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What is Tchapalo?

Tchapalo is a wine & spirit from Côte d’Ivoire: cloudy sorghum beer ladled from calabashes in northern courtyards. Brewed by Senufo and Malinke women in northern Côte d’Ivoire from germinated sorghum; sold fresh in cabarets within a day before it turns sour.

Made with

sorghum

Cooked

brewedfermented

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