Bouillie de mil
Cereal porridge, with milk or peanut
Aussi écrit : gaari (fulfulde), mbusiri
What is it?
A thin porridge of sorghum or millet flour that comes in many variants: with peanut paste, with milk or with soured milk. The pulp of the baobab fruit, soaked in water, is sometimes added.
Where does it come from?
Associated people(s) : Described among the Fulani (Fulbe) of Diamaré and the Mbororo
The sources mainly describe Fulani practice; the place of porridge among the other northern peoples is not documented here. Depending on the household, it is drunk or eaten.
Main ingredients
- Sorghum or millet flour
- Peanut paste
- Milk or soured milk
- Baobab pulp (in some recipes)
What to eat it with
Taken on its own, sometimes sweetened.
Origin and tradition
The Fulfulde word gaari comes from Hausa. A variant with milk and peanuts is eaten mainly during Ramadan. Among the Mbororo, the midday meal shared with guests is a milk porridge, and the Fulani make a soured-milk porridge for children.