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Local/ Traditional Drink In My Country
If you've ever come across an African post picturing a drunken man or woman lying helplessly in a gutter filled with dirt, it's likely he or she had drunk a local drink made from a fermented guinea corn. Africa is blessed with knowledge when it comes to making local drinks, and I'll be writing on just one known as *Burukutu*. I started drinking it when I was a child but gradually withdrew myself from it when I grew older because of its intoxicating power.  Long before the introduction of alcoholic drinks, *Burukutu* was the major drink that served this purpose. Even though alcoholic drinks are available, most aged men still prefer this local drink- It's more like keeping tradition alive.



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It's made from  guinea corn. One soaks it for days until it starts to germinate then goes to grind it, sieve out the chaff and cook it in a big drum until it starts foaming. There's a sweet part of this drink known as *Pito* It was my favorite part of the drink. It comes before the main fermented one. The *pito* was mainly given to children because of its sweet taste and could entice one into drinking a gallon of it without realizing how much he had drunk.  It's served with a small calabash.



![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmeovPcjDvNBfFZBcBGo5DeWSipSF1EZ5o6gEJHwPBQ5uw/burukutu.jpg)


The final product of the fermented guinea corn has no sweet taste but has strong intoxicating power. A gallon of it can cause one to lose balance, talk carelessly, and become .  drinking it for long has an effect on the body just like alcohol. Some older people drink it with pepper soup while others prefer to sip it gently as they engage each other in a long discussion or debate. 



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[Photo source 1](https://www.thedreamafrica.com/drink-like-a-local-top-5-best-local-drinks-in-nigeria)

[Photo source 2](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2020/01/29/2003730010)
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@ecency-star · 
Is there any meaning of 'Burukutu'? 
I would like to try it!💙
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@dwixer · 
Lol. That's what I know if has, it's a local name around here
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@henrietta27 · 
Just hearing this for the first time but this fermented Guinea will just be like fermented palm wine
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@dwixer · 
The grinded guinea corn in this sense is boiled for a long time to turn into this burukutu and it doesn't has a sweet taste like the palm wine which is naturally tapped from a palm tree.
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@henrietta27 · 
Oooh wao... Thanks for the clarification
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@rhyda1 · 
Aww, I always thought Pito and Burukutu was the same drink until today. Thank You for sharing with us
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@dwixer · 
It's the same drink but fetched out at different interval. Before the boiled grounded grains become burukutu, it first becomes the pito with high sugar
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@rhyda1 · 
Oh Ok
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@wongi · 
Oh, I've heard about the popular pito drink  and now burukutu. This is just great.

I don't like drinks that are fermented but it's good to know what guinea corn can be used for.


Thanks for sharing ✨
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@dwixer · 
If not for the intoxication, some fermenter drinks taste good. Try the pito and you'll want to come back , haha. 
Glad to hear your point of view on this
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@wongi · 
Thank you for sharing.

Have a great day
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