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Lesotho
A thin, sour fermented sorghum porridge made by soaking sorghum meal overnight with a starter culture (tomoso), then cooking to a smooth consistency. Eaten as a thick porridge or thinned into a drink, it is a daily breakfast and weaning food in Lesotho.
Malawi
Pap
South Africa's staple food: a starchy porridge of maize meal (mielie-meal), served soft or stiff with meat, gravy, or chakalaka
Lesotho
The defining everyday Basotho meal: stiff maize porridge (papa) served with sautéed leafy greens (moroho), often accompanied by a little meat, eggs, or canned fish when available.