Fermented Drink · Millet
Oshikundu
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Oshikundu is meant to be drunk fresh: left too long it keeps fermenting, turning sourer and mildly alcoholic, so households brew it daily and roadside sellers offer it each morning.
Pearl millet (mahangu) flour and bran are mixed with malted sorghum and tepid water, left to ferment for a day, then strained into a tangy, lightly fizzy, porridge-thin drink served in a calabash or cup.
Why it's made this way: Oshikundu is a daily staple across the Oshana, Omusati, Oshikoto and Ohangwena regions, offered to guests as a gesture of hospitality and packed for schoolchildren — its household recipe has been passed down through generations of Aawambo women.
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