Munkoyo is a popular drink in Zambia and a non-alcoholic beverage that is made from maize and other parts of Southern Africa. It has a sweet taste and is usually drunk with food.
This mildly fermented drink made from pounded roots mixed with bits of maize. The mixture can be drunk immediately after it is made or allowed to ferment for several days. It is often called “sweet beer” by Zambians. It is also found in central African countries like Congo where it is used as a drink in traditional ceremonies as well as an ordinary beverage.
Dany Griffon’s research on munkoyo also proposes to develop this brewing technique without depriving the local brewers of their know-how and economic networks. In this respect, the munkoyo is an exemplary case of rehabilitation of a traditional beer. In Africa, as elsewhere, these traditional beers have long been ignored or despised by the industrial breweries of European origin.
Munkoyo the African traditional local drink should become a impotant in our homes. Fermented foods/drink are great for both our gut and overall health.
