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Amasi

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Amasi
About this dish

A traditional fermented milk, thick and tangy, often eaten with maize porridge.

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Ingredients
🥛1 liter fresh full-cream milk
🫙A calabash or clean container
Method
Serves 2
1
Pour fresh milk into a clean container.
2
Leave at room temperature to ferment naturally for a couple of days.
3
The milk thickens and develops a tangy, yogurt-like flavor.
4
Stir before serving.
5
Serve with maize porridge or on its own.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Amasi is a traditional South African fermented milk, historically made by storing fresh milk in a container until it naturally sours.

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