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Dolo

↳ from Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso

A cloudy, tangy traditional beer of sorghum, brewed by women and sold in cabarets across Burkina Faso.

History

Brewing sorghum beer is an old tradition in West Africa. Dolo is part of social life, ceremony and market.

Ingredients

  • Red sorghum
  • Water
  • Yeast (natural)

How it's made

  1. Soak and sprout sorghum to make malt
  2. Dry and grind
  3. Boil in water for a day
  4. Cool, strain and ferment
  5. Serve fresh in calabash cups

For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.

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