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Koko (also Ogi in Yoruba) is a spicy millet porridge. It is a popular Nigerian Ghanaian Togolese street food and commonly consumed as a breakfast meal. It can also be taken in late afternoon as snack. [1] [2] Koko is made from many grains including millet with a few local spices added to give it a particular taste and color. [3]
In Russia, millet porridge also remains common and is promoted for its health benefits. [55] Millet porridge made with pumpkin is particularly common. In the Lipetsk Oblast ritual and daily meals from millet include chichi (Russian: чичи). These are millet fritters. [56] Millet is the main ingredient in bánh đa kê, a
A porridge made from pearl millet is the staple food in Niger and surrounding regions of the Sahel. Oshifima or otjifima, a stiff pearl millet porridge, is the staple food of northern Namibia. Middle Eastern millet porridge, often seasoned with cumin and honey. Munchiro sayo, a millet porridge eaten by the Ainu, a native people of northern Japan.
A porridge made with millet. Porridge is a dish made by boiling ground, crushed, or chopped starchy plants (typically grains) in water, milk, [1] or both, with optional flavorings, and is usually served hot in a bowl or dish. It may be served as a sweet or savory dish, depending on the flavourings.
A woman grinding kasha, an 18th-century drawing by J.-P. Norblin. In Polish, cooked buckwheat groats are referred to as kasza gryczana. Kasza can apply to many kinds of groats: millet (kasza jaglana), barley (kasza jęczmienna), pearl barley (kasza jęczmienna perłowa, pęczak), oats (kasza owsiana), as well as porridge made from farina (kasza manna). [4]
Balls of dense finger millet porridge (ragi mudde) in Karnataka. Finger millet is a staple grain in many parts of India, especially Karnataka, where it is known as ragi (from Kannada ರಾಗಿ rāgi). It is malted and its grain is ground into flour. There are numerous ways to prepare finger millet, including dosa, idli, and laddu.
In Kenya, the porridge is known as uji (not to be confused with ugali) and is generally made with millet and sorghum. It is commonly served for breakfast and dinner, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] but often has a thinner gravy-like consistency.
It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk rather than eaten. Historically, gruel has been a staple of the Western diet, especially for peasants. Gruel may also be made from millet, hemp, barley, or, in hard times, from chestnut flour or even the less bitter acorns of some oaks.