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What is the English name for fonio?

Daniel Merle
Daniel Merle
2025-10-25 07:11:51
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Fonio is an annual tropical grass grown in West Africa for its starch-rich, tiny seeds. The 1000-grain weight is only about 0.5 g, making fonio the smallest cereal grain worldwide. In the Hausa parts of Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana, it is used to make special couscous types. Fonio grain can be fermented to prepare the beer "tchapalo". In Nigeria, fonio grain is milled to yield a flour that is used for porridges or for bread, in mixture with other flours. Boiled whole grains can be cooked with vegetables, fish or meat to make what is called "fat fonio" in Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso.