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Three open-mouthed wooden inkongoro milk vessels on a wooden table beside a bowl of thick ikivuguto and a glass mug of soured milk.
African fermentation intake

Rwanda's milk bars and the culture of ikivuguto

In Kigali people sit down to drink milk out of respect for the cow. A look at Rwanda's milk bars, the wooden pots of ikivuguto, aged butter and a 17th-century royal decree about milk.

· 13 min read

Folded injera, red sorghum grain, cloudy sorghum beer with a wooden ladle, palm wine and leaf-wrapped cassava bread arranged on a warm ivory surface.
African fermentation intake

African fermented foods, drinks and preservation

From sour breads and milk to savoury seeds, cassava staples and living beers, African fermentation follows the crop, the community and the work of transformation.

· 28 min read