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Amabele
Local Name for Sorghum in Ndebele langugage (Zimbabwe)

Amgba
It’s a traditional maize and sorghum based beer consumed in Cameroon

Arika
Local name for Kodo Millet in Telugu language (India)

Arikelu
Local name for Kodo Millet in Telugu language (India)

Baijiu
A category of high alcohol liquor consumed in China. It is usually produced by distillation of fermented sorghum

Bajra
Local name for Pearl millet in Hindi language (India)

Ben-saalga
A traditional fermented millet-based gruel consumed in Burkina Faso

Bhakri
A type of flat unleavened bread made using sorghum (Jowar Bhakri), pearl Millet (Bajra Bhakri) or Finger MIllet (Nachni Bhakri) consumed in western and central India.

Boza / Bouza
A popular non-alcoholic fermented winter drink in Turkey made from wheat, millet, barley, oats, or bulgur. It is served with cinnamon and roasted chickpea as toppings.

Broomcorn Millet
Common name for proso millet (Scientific Name : Panicum miliaceum)

Burukutu
A traditional alcoholic beverage brewed using sorghum and pearl millet in Tropical African countries such as Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Burundi

Bushera
A traditional Fermennted Sorghum beverage from Uganda

Cane Sorghum
A sweet syrup derived from sorghum used as an alternative to honey or molasses. Its also known as "Sorghum molasses" and used as a sweetener in pancakes and breakfast cereals.

Chaang
A traditional alcoholic-beverage prepared from brewing barley or finger millet. Consumed widely in Nepal and North Eastern India.

Chama
Local name for Little Millet in Malayalam language (India)

Chibuko
A brand of malted sorghum beer in Zimbabwe

Chimapfunde
Sorghum malt in Shona langugage (Zimbabwe)

Chimera
Malt in Shona langugage (Zimbabwe)

Cholam
Local name for Sorghum in Tamil language (India)

Cholum
Local name for Sorghum in Malayalam language (India)

Cumbu
Local name for Pearl Millet in Tamil language (India)

Dhido / Dhedo
Dhido is a traditional nepalese food made by cooking corn flour or millet flour in boiled water with continues stirring

Dolo
Dolo is a commonly consumed beer in Burkina Faso manufactured from malted sorghum grains

Harka
Local name for Kodo Millet in Kannada language (India)

Hirse
Local name for millet in German language

Ikigage
A homemade Rwandan sorghum beer.

Iniyawuti
Local name for Pearl millet in Ndebele language (Zimbabwe)

Injera
Flat bread made from teff or sorghum. Its a common dish in Ethiopia made by mixing the flour with water and cooking it in circular griddle after fermentation.

Jand
A traditional alcoholic beverage in Nepal prepared by fermenting Finger Millet

Jola
Local name for Sorghum in Kannada language (India)

Jonnalu
Local name for Sorghum in Telugu language (India)

Jowar
Local name for Sorghum in Hindi language (India)

Kambam
Local name for Pearl millet in Malayalam language (India)

Kambu
Local name for Pearl Millet in Tamil language (India)

Kangni
Local name for Foxtail Millet in Hindi language (India)

Kankum
Local name for Foxtail Millet in Hindi language (India)

Kaoliang
A strong liquor of chinese origin produced from fermented Sorghum

Kavadapullu
Local name for Barnyard Millet in Malayalam language (India)

Kelvaragu
Local name for Finger Millet in Tamil language (India)

Koden
Local name for Kodo Millet in Hindi language (India)

Kodisama
Local name for Barnyard Millet in Telugu language (India)

Kodra
Local name for Kodo Millet in Hindi language (India)

Koovaragu
Local name for Kodo Millet in Malayalam language (India)

Korale
Local name for Browntop Millet in Kannada language (India)

Korra
Local name for Foxtail Millet in Telugu language (India)

Kunuzaki / Kunu
A nourishing, non-alcoholic beverages made from sorghum, millet or maize and consumed in Nigeria.

Kuthiravali
Local name for Barnyard Millet in Tamil language (India)

Kutki
Local name for Little Millet in Hindi language (India)

Madua
Local name for Finger millet in Hindi language (India)

Mahangu
Local name for Pearl millet in Namibia

Maheu
A non-alcoholic malt drink in Zimbabwe, typically made from sorghum malt

Malwa / Ajon
A non-alcoholic fermented beverage from Uganda made from Finger Millet. It is served in huge clay pots and people gather around these clay pots and sip the beverage using long bamboo straws

Mandia
Local name for Finger millet in Odiya Language (India)

Mapfunde
Local Name for Sorghum in Shona langugage (Zimbabwe)

Merissa
Also known as Merisa or Marissa, is a beer made from brewing dates, millets and sorghum consumed in Sudan

Mhunga
Local name for Pearl milet in Shona language (Zimbabwe)

Mil à chandelle
Local name for Pearl millet in French language

Mil Rouge
Local name for Finger millet in French language

Millet commun
Local name for Proso Millet in French language

Moothari
Local name for Finger millet in Malayalam language (India)

Mtama
Local name for Sorghum in Swahili language (Eastern African countries)

Mwimbi
Local name for Finger millet in Swahili language (Eastern African countries)

Navane
Local name for Foxtail Millet in Kannada language (India)

Oodalu
Local name for Barnyard Millet in Kannada language (India)

Oshikundu
An alcoholic or non-alcoholic fermented millet beverage consumed in Namibia.

Oyokpo
An opaque pearl millet beer from Nigeria

Pearl millet puffs
It is a ready-to-eat snack prepared by industrial puffing of dehulled pearl millet to its maximum expansion

Pito
It’s a millet or sorghum beer prepared and consumed in Northern Ghana and part of Nigeria

Psheno
Local name for millet grain in Russian language.

Ragi
Local name for Finger millet in Kannada language (India)

Ragulu
Local name for Finger millet in Telugu language (India)

Rala
Local name for Foxtail Millet in Hindi language (India)

Red Kapsiki / te
A opaque Sorghum beer brewed by the Kapsiki people of Northern Cameroon. Traditionally used for ritual purposes, this brew became a commodity because of its popularity.

Rukweza
Local Name for finger millet in Shona langugage (Zimbabwe)

Saamai
Local name for Little Millet in Tamil language (India)

Saame
Local name for Little Millet in Kannada language (India)

Sajjalu
Local name for Pearl millet in Telugu language (India)

Sajje
Local name for Pearl millet in Kannada language (India)

Sama
Local name for Little Millet in Telugu language (India)

Samalu
Local name for Little Millet in Telugu language (India)

Sanwa
Local name for Barnyard Millet in Hindi language (India)

Shol
Local name for foxtail millet in Kashmiri language (India)

Sorgho
Local name for Sorghum in French language

Sorghum pops
It’s a ready to eat snack prepared from sorghum and is similar to popcorn

Sorghum puffs
It is a ready-to-eat snack prepared by industrial puffing of dehulled sorghum to its maximum expansion.

Tchoukoutou
Tchouk for short is a west african sorghum beer. It is consumed at a lukewarm temperature during traditional gatherings

Thinai
Local name for Foxtail Millet in Tamil and Malayalam language (India)

Tongba
A millet-based alcoholic beverage consumed in Nepal and in parts of North East India

Udalu
Local name for Barnyard Millet in Telugu language (India)

Ugali
kenyan stiff porridge made from sorghum flour, finger millet flour or maize flour. It is served along with accompaniments such as soup and vegetables for lunch or dinner.

Uji
Fermented millet porridge, a common breakfast food in Kenya. It is a thin porridge made from millet, corn or sorghum flour.

Uji wa wimbi
Finger Millet porridge in Swahili language (Eastern African Countries)

Umqombothi
A south african beer made using maize malt and sorghum malt and consumed during weddings and other traditional gatherings

Uphoko
Local Name for finger millet in Ndebele langugage (Zimbabwe)

Uphutsu
A traditional beer brewed from pearl millet in Mozambique

Uwele
Local name for Pearl millet in Swahili language (Eastern African countries)

Uwimbi
Local name for Finger millet in Swahili language (Eastern African countries)

Varagu
Local name for Kodo Millet in Tamil language (India)

White French Millet
Local name for proso millet. (Scientific name : Panicum miliaceum)

Zviya
Local Name for finger millet in Shona langugage (Zimbabwe)


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