Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas
Tonto is a traditional Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas . It is also referred to as mwenge bigere .
Tonto is made by ripening green bananas in a pit for several days. The juice is then extracted, filtered, and diluted before being mixed with ground and roasted sorghum . This mixture is fermented for two to four days.
Tonto has an alcohol content ranging from six to eleven percent by volume.
The production of tonto is a source of income for many families in the banana-growing regions of central and western Uganda.
Global Status Report on Alcohol 2004 , World Health Organization , 2004.
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