Fura da Nono (Millet Balls in Fermented Milk)

The tangy flavor comes from the milk being deliberately left to ferment naturally, not from any added yogurt culture — a preservation method herding communities relied on long before refrigeration.

Fura da nono pairs small balls of spiced, cooked millet dough (fura) crumbled into a cup of fermented cow's milk (nono), sold cold from calabash bowls. Fulani women carry it through markets and streets, and it's eaten with a spoon like a thick smoothie.

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