Ogi (food)

Ogi, pap, eko, koko or akamu is a cereal pudding and street food from Southwestern Nigeria, typically made from maize, sorghum, or millet.^[1][2][3][4] Traditionally, the grains are soaked in water for up to three days, before wet-milling or grinding, sieving to remove husks, and straining. It is then boiled into a pap, or cooked to make a creamy pudding also known as agidi or eko.^[5] It may be eaten with moin moin, acarajé or bread. In solid jello form, it is called eko. In soft pudding form, it is called ogi or akamu. Ogi baba is the brown type made from sorghum or millet, many times fermented.^[6][7][8]

In Kenya, the porridge is known as uji (not to be confused with ugali) and is generally made with millet and sorghum. It is commonly served for breakfast and dinner,^[9][10][11] but often has a thinner gravy-like consistency.^[12]

The fermentation of ogi is performed by various lactic acid bacteria including Lactobacillus spp. and various yeasts including Saccharomyces and Candida spp.^[1][13][14]