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Kwete, the Glossary

Also known as Kpete, Kwete is the alcoholic beverage brewed particularly by the Lugbara people of Uganda, Abanyala ba Kakamega in Kenya and DR Congo.^[1]

26 relations: Alcohol (drug), Alcoholic beverage, Beer, Bukusu, Calabash, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fermentation, Filtration, Kampala, Lugbara cuisine, Lugbara people, Maize, Malt, Mashing, Millet, Pojulu people, Roasting, Sorghum, Sourdough, South Sudan, Textile, Tonto (drink), Uganda, Water, West Nile sub-region, Yeast.
Alcohol in Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo cuisine
Drugs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ugandan cuisine

Alcohol (drug)

Alcohol, sometimes referred to by the chemical name ethanol, is one of the most widely used and abused psychoactive drugs in the world and falls under the depressant category.

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Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage (also called an adult beverage, alcoholic drink, strong drink, or simply a drink) is a beverage containing alcohol. Kwete and alcoholic beverage are fermented drinks.

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Beer

Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used.

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Bukusu

The Bukusu people (Bukusu: Babukusu) are one of the 17 Kenyan tribes of the Luhya Bantu people of East Africa residing mainly in the counties of Bungoma and Trans Nzoia.

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Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.

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Fermentation

Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substances through the action of enzymes.

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Filtration

Filtration is a physical separation process that separates solid matter and fluid from a mixture using a filter medium that has a complex structure through which only the fluid can pass.

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Kampala

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda.

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Lugbara cuisine

Lugbara cuisine is one of the meals of East Africa and the ancient Lado Enclave. Kwete and Lugbara cuisine are Democratic Republic of the Congo cuisine and Ugandan cuisine.

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Lugbara people

The Lugbara are a Central Sudanic ethnic group who live primarily in the West Nile region of Uganda, in the adjoining area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with a few living in South Sudan.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.

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Malt

Malt is any cereal grain that has been made to germinate by soaking in water and then stopped from germinating further by drying with hot air, a process known as "malting".

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Mashing

In brewing and distilling, mashing is the process of combining a mix of ground grains – typically malted barley with supplementary grains such as corn, sorghum, rye, or wheat (known as the "grain bill") with water and then heating the mixture.

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Millet

Millets are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food.

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Pojulu people

The Pojulu (or Pojulu people) is a tribe of the savanna lands in the White Nile Valley, in the Equatoria region of South Sudan.

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Roasting

Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air covers the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least from an open flame, oven, or other heat source.

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Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum cultivated for its grain.

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Sourdough

Sourdough or sourdough bread is a bread made by the fermentation of dough using wild lactobacillaceae and yeast.

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South Sudan

South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Textile

Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.

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Tonto (drink)

Tonto is a traditional Ugandan fermented beverage made from bananas. Kwete and Tonto (drink) are fermented drinks.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Water

Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.

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West Nile sub-region

West Nile sub-region, previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District, is a sub-region in north-western Uganda, in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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Yeast

Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwete