Tuwon shinkafa is a type of Nigeria and Nigerien dish from Niger and the northern part of Nigeria. It is a thick pudding prepared from a local rice that is soft and sticky, and is usually served with different types of soups like miyar kuka, miyar kubewa, and miyar taushe. Two variants made from maize and sorghum flour are called tuwon masara and tuwon dawa, respectively.
Tuwo shinkafa
Nigerian rice pudding
Characteristic of:
Nigerian cuisine
Contains, including ancestors:
Rice
Also known as:
Wikidata ID:
Q83603766
Wikipedia title:
Tuwon shinkafa
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