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Did you know that Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Nelson Mandela’s chef, cooks Umngqusho every Wednesday for the former president.
Umngqusho is the most famous maize dish in Xhosa cuisine. This dried maize and bean mélange has been compared with Italian Risotto and is delicious when served with a meaty stew.
Umqombothi refers to a popular African beer that is made from maize which is mixed with Sorghum and yeast.
Moreover, Umqombothi refers to a traditional drink of South Africa, a home-brewed sorghum beer that is rich in Vitamin B and has a low alcohol content; a traditional grain-brewed beer which is milky in appearance with a yeasty, sour taste. Because of Umqombothi's nutritional value it is considered a type of food.