We’re bringing craveable, flavor-forward, “where-has-this-been-all-my-life?” West African foods and flavors to your table.
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Meet Fonio
This nutritious ancient grain has been celebrated across West Africa for more than 5,000 years—and now you can enjoy it every day.
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Transport your taste buds to West Africa
Cooks in just 5 mins
Light, fluffy and just a bit nutty
Fonio is a tiny, versatile, nutrient-dense, anything-but-boring alternative to rice, quinoa or couscous.
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Tiny Grain,
Big Impact
While we’re huge fans of what fonio can do in the kitchen, we’re even bigger fans of what it does for West African communities.
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Ingredients that are lively and dynamic and sustainably grown. Foods that nourish not only our stomachs, but our souls. This is the food of West Africa—and we’re here to share it with the world.
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Yolélé is in the news!
VIEW PRESS"Could this 'miracle' grain from Africa become the next quinoa?"
"West African Foods named top 10 food trends (2020)"
"...nutty, fluffy, couscous-like ingredient that can form the base of a grain bowl or swap in for almost every other starch you love in dishes from paella to grits."
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