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Uganda, Africa
In Nsambya, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda, Hellen Achom bakes millet flour, an ingredient used to make a local beer called “malwa.” It takes three weeks to make the brew. Malwa drinkers sit in a circle and use very long straws to sip the beverage from a pot.
![One Step in Making ‘Malwa,’ a Ugandan Beer](https://gpjs3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/26140156/GPJ-NEWS-UGANDA-EN-MALWA-10_web.jpg)