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Sorghum

Sorgho

Latin nameSorghum bicolor
FamilyGrains & flours
OriginNortheast Africa
Season (France)All year
FlavourMild · Earthy · Sweet · Nutty
Typical price (France)5–10 €/kg

What it is

The fifth most important cereal on Earth and almost unknown on European tables. Domesticated in Sudan some six thousand years ago, it will crop on rainfall that would kill maize, which is why half of Africa depends on it.

In the kitchen

The whole grains pop like tiny popcorn in a dry pan. It is the fastest way to see what it actually tastes of.

Goes with

Peanut Chili pepper Onion Tomato Cilantro / Coriander Lime Garlic Cumin

Same species

Shanxi aged vinegar Sorghum syrup

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