{"id":2307,"slug":"nigerian-pito","title":"Nigerian Pito","description":"Pito is a local drink common in Nigeria. In Lagos specifically, pito is majorly hawked in the street in an earthen pot or drum to keep it chilled.","ingredients_raw":["Dried guinea corn (sorghum)","Sugar (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["dried guinea corn","sugar"],"steps":["Grind guinea corn into a powder.","Transfer ground guinea corn into a wide bowl, add enough water to fully cover. Stir well with a spatula.","Let the mixture rest until it settles into two phases. Drain the water away.","Pour the guinea corn slurry into a pot and bring to a boil.","After boiling, cool the mash and leave it to ferment for 1 day.","Boil mixture again for a few minutes over medium heat.","Set a sieve over a bowl, and pour the guinea corn mixture into it. Discard the solids.","Stir in sugar if desired, and allow pito to cool.","Serve cold over ice."],"categories":["Beverage recipes","Nigerian recipes","Recipes using sorghum","Recipes for beverages","Recipes using sugar"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Nigerian_Pito","source_ref":"4512869","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Nigerian_Pito&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"d105e71d6d32ab6f9b26cebc9684b7145b6d589e825bd8f24787e4dac38a543b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:11Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:11Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/nigerian-pito"}