Ngome (bread)

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Ngome
Type Flatbread
Place of origin Mali
Main ingredients Millet, water, vegetable oil

Ngome is a flatbread made in Mali using only millet, [1] water and vegetable oil. [2] [3] The millet is typically home-ground and coarse. [4]

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