Here Rabi is making fura for me to serve to visitors. This is a very typical drink that you’ll find in any home at anytime. If there’s no fura, then something is wrong. Fura is made with millet or sometimes with sorghum. The grain is pounded to a flour and mixed with water to make a dough. The ball of dough is place in boiling water for 20 minutes then it’s taken out and placed in the large wooden mortar to knead. The next step is to put it in the calabash with water and buttermilk and some spices. A large metal ladle is used to work it out into a liquid. Then it is ready to drink right out of the calabash with a large ladle or just simple pick up the bowl and drink. More water is added as needed. It really is quite tasty!
With my impending departure I thought it would be fun to have fura on hand to serve to people who come to bid me farewell. People in the village have been so kind to me, always serving fura and other foods too. After the harvest when we visit they again show their kindness by giving us some of what they have harvested: millet, peanuts, beans, dried green leaves, & sesame seeds.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Fura, the National Drink
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4 comments:
Hmmm, sounds kind of good. The buttermilk part anyhow. How nice of you to have it on hand to serve to your guests!
It didn't take long for it to get disappear. I even had some before I went to bed the other night.
Hey Jeannie, I didn't know you had a blog!! Look at you, all high-tech in the middle of dusty Galmi! :) Just wanted to say hi, and congrats on your governor's recognition, or something, my mom said you were getting recognized by the governor for your years of service. I'm sure you'll be back again, and just so you know I always think of you when I eat vanilla ice cream & peanut butter, not sure why, maybe you introduced me to it when I used to hang around your place as a kid. :) Many many memories... God bless with your future plans, bye!
Rebecca Evans
Hi! My name is Erin, and I am working on a video for our church on the TMJ people in Niger. You have some amazing photos. Would it be possible to use some of them (the ones that won't compromise anyone's safety) for the background of the video? If so, please send some of the people themselves to erinyjeff@yahoo.com. Do you know Mark&Moni?
Thanks, Erin from Washington
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