From the perspective of a home cook, fonio is a dream come true; "Fonio is very versatile and it cooks in five minutes," says Thiam. "There is a Bambara language saying that 'fonio never embarrasses ...

Halfway between couscous and quinoa, fonio is Africa's oldest cultivated grain. It matures quickly in one of the poorest and driest soils on the planet. It's also gluten-free and extremely nutritious.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Packed with nutrients, this quick-cooking, nutty-tasting cereal is delicious and versatile—it's also gluten-free. Resilient, with ...

Ancient grains, which are described by the advocacy group Whole Grains Council as those that have been largely unchanged over the last several hundred years, have become quite the contemporary ...

Pierre Thiam stood completely still in Dakar’s international airport. Arms wrapped tightly around his suitcase, he prayed guard dogs wouldn’t pick up the pungent smell of the fermented locust bean ...

Packed with nutrients, this quick-cooking, nutty-tasting cereal is delicious and versatile—it's also gluten-free. Resilient, with deep roots, fonio flourishes in the dry savannas across West ...

Fonio is drought resistant, climate resilient, matures in the blink of an eye, and a gluten-free, nutritional powerhouse! But you may have never heard of it. Chef Pierre Thiam is the first guest of ...