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Monepola oa poone ea thooko

Also known as: Basotho dry maize bread, Monepola oa poone ea thooko o haitsoeng, Monepola oa poone ea thooko o kh'afotsoeng

Dense, sour Basotho dry-maize bread in steamed portions.

About Monepola oa poone ea thooko

Monepola oa poone ea thooko is a dense, sour Basotho maize bread. The Maseru rendition recorded by Pulane Nkhabutlane uses dry maize, salt and sourdough, with small steamed portions as its finished form.

Its greyish-white or yellowish-white colour depends on the maize and its handling. The study describes a heavy texture, ranging from fine to coarse, with sourness as a particularly valued characteristic.

Fresh milk is a recorded accompaniment to this substantial bread. The individual portions belong to the fermented maize-bread tradition documented among households in Lesotho.

Allergens in this recipe

Optional additions: Milk.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Monepola oa poone ea thooko

Maseru sourdough monepola from coarsely ground dry maize.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Dry maize kernels, coarsely ground: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual175 table5.6 o haitsoeng Maseru branch, coarse grinding then soaking/wet milling.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Maseru table175 explicitly includes salt; no union of other regions.
  • Prepared sourdough starter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual175 Maseru sourdough; retained previous-batch dough193 option. Prior cereal/subformula unprovided, no assumed Wheat.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual175 warm soaking/dough water and166 steaming; starter refresh193 same food consolidated.
  • Fresh milk (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual178 first fresh over sour-milk accompaniment; parent optional.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • Lesotho
  • LesothoCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Sources & references
  1. Pulane Nkhabutlane (2014) — An investigation of Basotho culinary practices and consumer acceptance of Basotho traditional bread