How posho is made

Posho (pronounced Poh-shoh) is made by cooking a mixture of dried, ground corn meal (maize) and water.  See how it is made below!

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The rural Ugandans do all of their farming by hand and as a result, can farm plots of land which are only so big.  Once they harvest their corn, they separate it from the cob and set it out on rocks to sun-dry.
Once the corn is dry, it is loaded into bags and taken to the only piece of machinery in the village...


...a diesel powered grinder.  The dried kernels are loaded into the grinder...
...and out comes ground corn meal (maize).  The bags are then transported back to the village and distributed among the villagers.


In order to make posho, the maize is mixed with water and the mixture is brought to a boil.  While it is being cooked, it is continually stirred using a large wooden stick.
Finally, it is cooled and served.  Spices can be added if desired - in fact, saying 'posho' is like saying 'stew' - it refers to a wide variety of dishes based on a maize-water mixture.  When served plain, it tastes like condensed flour tortillas and is quite delicious!


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Nicholas H. Saadah (saadah@stanfordalumni.org)
Two weeks in Uganda