Drink
Tonto (Fermented Banana Brew)
About
An age-old fermented banana brew of the Buganda of central Uganda, also called mwenge bigere, made by ripening bananas, extracting the juice and fermenting it with roasted sorghum.
Equipment
- Ripening pit or warm box
- Large wooden trough or basin
- Clean straw or spear grass
- Clean cloth
- Fermentation pot
Ingredients
Green cooking bananas (special brewing variety)1 large bunch
Roasted sorghum flour2 cups
Clean spear grass or straw1 handful
Clean wateras needed
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