Umqombothi
Sign in to saveUmqombothi The word "Umqombothi" originates in KwaZulu Natal with the actual word being "Unqambothi" meaning Very Nice .(), is a South African traditional type of beer made from maize (corn), maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast, and water. The beer has a rather low content of alcohol (usually less than 3%) but a high content of B vitamins. It has a thick, creamy, and gritty consistency (from the maize), a heavy and distinctly sour aroma, and an opaque, buff-colored appearance.
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Vinony files it under African drinks, Beer in Africa and Beer in South Africa.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Beverage.name
- Umqombothi
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- File:Umqombothi.jpg
- Beverage.type
- Beer
- Beverage.flavour
- maize (corn), maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast
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- Traditional method of preparation
- Traditional uses
- Health concerns
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
Umqombothi The word "Umqombothi" originates in KwaZulu Natal with the actual word being "Unqambothi" meaning Very Nice .(), is a South African traditional type of beer made from maize (corn), maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast, and water. The beer has a rather low content of alcohol (usually less than 3%) but a high content of B vitamins. It has a thick, creamy, and gritty consistency (from the maize), a heavy and distinctly sour aroma, and an opaque, buff-colored appearance.
Umqombothi is cheaper than commercial lager beers brewed from barley and flavoured with hop flowers.
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