Bogobe jwa lerotse is a porridge eaten in Botswana and regarded as a national dish of the country. Its delicate flavor comes from the lerotse melon, a fruit that looks much like a watermelon but has orange flesh. Raw lerotse tastes neutral, and it takes on its distinctive flavor when cooked. The melon is chopped into pieces and boiled, then combined with sorghum meal and sour milk. The dish is stirred with a traditional wooden whisk called a lehetho and reaches a porridge-like consistency when fully cooked. It is often served at weddings and other social gatherings.
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a type of porridge eaten in Botswana and also a national dish of Botswana
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Bogobe jwa lerotse is a type of porridge eaten in Botswana and also a national dish of Botswana
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the dish includes sorghum meal and sour milk.
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a type of porridge eaten in Botswana and also a national dish of Botswana
Uses Ingredient: Watermelon, Lead, paragraph 2
a less-sweet variety of watermelon indigenous to Botswana
Expresses Tradition: Wedding Feast Traditions, Lead, paragraph 1 [expresses-tradition]
It is often consumed at weddings and other social gatherings.
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