World Cuisines

Tuwo Shinkafa

Niger

The Hausa rice dumpling porridge-staple: tuwo shinkafa — soft rice flour dumplings served with miyan taushe (pumpkin soup) or okra — the comfort plate of Niger's south. Ingredients: rice flour, water; soups: pumpkin, baobab leaf (kuka), okra, groundnuts.

What it is

The Hausa rice dumpling porridge-staple: tuwo shinkafa — soft rice flour dumplings served with miyan taushe (pumpkin soup) or okra — the comfort plate of Niger's south. Ingredients: rice flour, water; soups: pumpkin, baobab leaf (kuka), okra, groundnuts. Recipe: 1) Cook a rice porridge; thicken with flour. 2) Stir until smooth and elastic. 3) Shape in wet bowls. 4) Serve with soup ladled over. Serve: by hand in Niamey's homes and chop houses. Flavor: soft, mild, soup-loving. History: tuwo spans Hausaland across the Niger-Nigeria border; Niger's taushe pairing is its badge. See also: Kilishi, Dambou.

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