Drink
Thobwa (Sweet Fermented Maize Drink)
About
A milky, faintly tangy 'sweet beer' brewed across Zambia and Malawi from cooked maize meal soured overnight with sprouted-millet flour, non-alcoholic and served cold.
Equipment
- Large pot
- Whisk or wooden spoon
- Mixing bowl
- Clean cloth
- Jug
Ingredients
Maize meal (mealie meal)2 cups
Water2.5 litres
Sprouted millet flour (mmera / imported malt flour)3/4 cup
Sugarto taste
Cold water for the paste1 cup
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