Mbege, a traditional chagga brew. Mbege is a kind of banana drink traditional to the Chagga ethnic group of Tanzania located in Kilimanjaro region. It is an alcoholic drink made from fermented bananas. The process of making of mbege is labor-intensive and time-consuming as the majority of the process is done by hand without the aid of modern ...

Mbege is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented bananas. The drink is traditionally made by Chaga (Chagga) people—the Bantu-speaking ethnic group who traditionally live on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru

2016年4月13日 · Mbege is an alcoholic drink made from ripe bananas and sprouted millet powder. Some call it banana beer but it has a more wine-like taste to it. Mbege is traditionally only brewed by women and it is a time-consuming and very hands on process.

2016年5月16日 · Mbege is a beer made of banana (Musa spp.) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana). It is the most popular indigenous alcoholic beverage in northeastern Tanzania, and plays an important role in the economy of the region. In this study, we observed and recorded a detailed traditional technique for brewing mbege.

2022年9月7日 · Mbege, a beverage prepared from bananas and sprouted finger millet, is popular among the Chagga tribe in the Northeast, on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. It takes a lot of work to make mbege, thus typically women do it.

Traditional beer-making in Tanzania offers a wide variety of unique flavors derived from the fruits used to create them. In the Northeast, on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, the Chagga tribe...

2016年8月3日 · Mbege is a beer made of banana (Musa spp.) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana). It is the most popular indigenous alcoholic beverage in northeastern Tanzania, and plays an important role in the...

2016年10月19日 · Enter mbege, a banana beer brewed by the Chaga (Chagga, Wachaga) people in Tanzania. The Chaga tribe are within the Bantu-speaking group and the third largest ethnic group in Tanzania. Traditionally, they live on the southern and eastern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro where the environment is highly suitable for agriculture.

Mbege is an alcoholic drink that is brewed with sprouted finger millet flour and a special variety of banana called ndizi ngombe. The production process is relatively long and difficult. Bananas are harvested and placed over the fireplace or in the ceiling of traditional Chagga huts where the temperature is high enough to speed the ripening.

2021年12月26日 · The alcoholic beverage Mbege is made from sprouted millet powder and ripe bananas. Often referred to as banana beer, but with a taste more like wine. Traditionally, Mbege is brewed only by women. It is a very time-consuming process and labour-intensive. Specific bananas are harvested from the farm to make Mbege.