Bulk - Fonio Grain

All Natural Fonio Ancient African Super Food Vegan Gluten Free Non GMO Grain Pouch Fonio is an Ancient African Grain; this tiny gluten-free superfood has real staying power. WHAT IS FONIO AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM? Though it’s regarded as a grain for simplicity’s sake, there are two types of fonio which are forms of millet, more accurately defined as cultivated grasses. Another example of this is teff, often used as the flour for injera, or Ethiopian fermented flatbread. Grown primarily in North Africa, fonio has been a staple food in that region for millennia. It thrives in the harsh, arid conditions where few other crops could survive. White fonio (digitaria exilis) is the variety most commonly seen outside of where it grows, nicknamed “hungry rice” by Europeans for its incredibly nutritious properties and ability to sustain populations otherwise on the brink of starvation.    CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FONIO To those who grew up in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Togo in particular