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Traditional Namibian drink
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Oshikundu

Oshikundu or Ontaku is a traditional Namibian drink made from fermented millet (mahangu) flour, brans and malted sorghum flour mixed with lukewarm water. It is made from cereal. Ontaku has short life span and it has to be consumed within the same day, preferably within 6 hours once its ready. Ontaku is more common among Aawambo people and in some part of Kavango Region. The knowledge of creating Ontaku has been passed orally from one generation to the other orally, hence existing through generations of Aawambo. It is widely sold in open markets and mostly associated with rural areas and northern Namibia. Oshikundu can be served with porrige also when there is nothing to eat with porridge with it aid in term of in need of beef or soup.

The combination is left to ferment for several hours at room temperature. Once Oshikundu is ready to drink it becomes brown with a thick texture. It is nutritious and has a short shelf life, it is usually a home-brewed drink and it is enjoyed every day.

A study carried out in 2001 by the Department of Food Science at the University of Namibia revealed that it was possible to produce a dry mix containing malted pearl millet and sorghum, that would be nutritionally enhanced with bambara nut. This mix could then be sold for making oshikundu.

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References

  1. ^ Embashu, Werner; Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad; Kahaka, Gladys K.; Lendelvo, Selma M. (2013). "Processing methods of Oshikundu, a traditional beverage from sub-tribes within Aawambo culture in the Northern Namibia". Indigenous Knowledge of Namibia. ISSN 2026-7215.
  2. "Oshikundu | Local Non-alcoholic Beverage From Namibia". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  3. Embashu, Werner (2020). Optimisation of Ontaku/ Oshikundu: Pearl millet and sorghum malts quality and convinient premix development (Thesis thesis). University of Namibia.

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