~174 cal · 3g protein · 38g carbs · 1g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Glass of cloudy millet flour drink
🇧🇫 Ouagadougou
Zoom koom — literally "flour water" in Mooré — is Burkina Faso's drink of hospitality, offered to arriving guests. Fine millet flour is blended with ginger, tamarind, and a little sugar into a cloudy, faintly tart cooler that both quenches thirst and gently nourishes in the Sahelian heat.
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Ingredients
Serves 6 —
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1 cup fine millet flour
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8 cups water
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2-inch ginger
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3 tbsp tamarind pulp
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1/2 cup sugar
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1 lime
Instructions
1
Soak the tamarind in a cup of warm water, then press and strain out the seeds and fiber.
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Blend the millet flour and ginger with 3 cups of the water until smooth.
3
Strain the millet liquid, then combine with the tamarind water, remaining water, sugar, and lime.
4
Chill well and stir before serving, as the flour settles.
Burkinabè welcome-drink tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Ouagadougou. The capital where riz gras simmers in tomato and oil.
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Burkina Faso. Sahel country of millet, rice, and rich groundnut sauces.
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Africa. Fifty-four countries of tagines, stews, and fire-kissed grills.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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