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Fonio

↳ from Guinea, Guinea

A tiny, fast-growing West African grain cooked like couscous. It was called the 'seed of the universe' by Dogon people.

History

Fonio has been grown for over 5,000 years in West Africa and is now being studied as a climate-resilient grain.

Ingredients

  • Fonio grain
  • Water
  • Salt

How it's made

  1. Harvest and thresh
  2. Pound the husks off and winnow
  3. Rinse
  4. Steam like couscous for a few minutes
  5. Fluff with butter or oil

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