I had imbinqa for supper today, because I am making umqombothi. @chibukusa has still not offered me the chief brewer position yet. Perhaps I should start bottling my sorghum beer and give them a run for their money. I guarantee that mine tastes better than theirs. Anyway I got bamboozled into making umqombothi because I told my brother about a dream I once had about the staff. Also because I wouldn't agree to Belgravia as part of our monthly grocery list. Our ancestors don't even know it. 🤷🏾 Anyway, as I was cooking imbinqa I was reminded of a church trip we took to Inkamana Abbey/ High school in Dundee for ACTS. They gave us buckets of umqombothi for a social evening and you know how students are, free beer is free beer. When they were good and drunk, smelling like mkhulu Sbhembedu, they invaded our dormitories causing so much chaos. I was such a Catholic back then. I was equally a gqobhoka to be quite honest. The distinguishing line is still very blurry if you ask me or if you quietly observe my mom. She epitomizes the colonized and modernized pseudo European that the settlers sought to create of us. Born 11th child of a cop and former teacher-turned-chatechist, she had no other choice but to grow up and be what we now call a 'clever black', thanks to JZ for coining the term. I keep challenging my clever black tendencies (and I got tons) and embracing my blackness and Africanness fearlessly and fiercely. Learning to make traditional foods and drinks is part of embracing my culture and preserving our heritage. I want to post a video, in fact I have been meaning to share my mqombothi recipe with you but I am too lazy to edit. Iqiniso elimsulwa. Good morning guys, enjoy the weekend! #umqombothi #zulubeer #recipe #sorghum #sorghumbeer #deliciously_sa #delicious #foodbloggers #tastyfoods #foodgasm #instaeatssouthafrica #southafricanfoodies #food24_sa #icook #homechef #cookathome #foodies #foodiesofinstagram #foodgram #foodiesofsa @kingkorn_za says #thekingisstayinghome https://www.instagram.com/p/CSiQb9iit35/?utm_medium=tumblr
