Kinkeliba

Combretum micranthum

infusion · leaf

Dried leaves with a mild, woody taste, drunk at breakfast and during Ramadan in Senegal.

Origin

West Africa (Senegal)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

A handful of dried leaves is simmered for ten minutes in a litre of water; it is strained and drunk hot, often sweetened, at breakfast.

Did you know?

In Senegal, a bowl of kinkeliba often opens the meal that breaks the Ramadan fast.