🇲🇼 Malawian Cuisine

Thobwa

Fermented Maize Drink

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Easy
Calories 120 kcal

A naturally fermented sweet-sour drink made from maize flour and malt, served cold as a refreshing beverage.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook maize flour with water into thin porridge.
  2. 2 Cool to lukewarm.
  3. 3 Stir in millet malt flour.
  4. 4 Cover and ferment 24-48 hours at room temperature.
  5. 5 Stir, sweeten if desired, serve cold.

Did You Know?

Thobwa is Malawi's most popular traditional drink, often shared communally from a single large pot.