Porridge
Bouillie (Corn Porridge)

Bouillie (Corn Porridge)

Togo

30Minutes
EasyLevel
4Serves
9Steps
About

A warm, lightly spiced fermented-corn breakfast porridge eaten across Togo, gently sweetened and often flavoured with ginger and cloves.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Whisk
  • Sieve
  • Bowl
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Fermented corn dough (or corn flour)1 cup
Water4 cups
Ginger1 tsp grated
Cloves (ground)pinch
Nutmegpinch
Sugarto taste
Evaporated milk (optional)1/2 cup
Saltpinch

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