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RARE ENDANGERED West African Popping Sorghum Seeds Extremely Rare Endangered Plant Species

RARE ENDANGERED West African Popping Sorghum Seeds Extremely Rare Endangered Plant Species

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RARE ENDANGERED West African Popping Sorghum Seeds Extremely Rare Endangered Plant Species
West African Popping Sorghum (3 seeds)
Sorghum bicolor 'West African Popping'

Uses: Culinary/Industrial Duration: Annual
When to Sow: Spring Ease of Germination: Easy
Sorghum is a major cereal crop in the north of Ghana where it is a staple used for porridge and to make a local beer called pito. There are many varieties, white, red, and brown, and among them there are early, medium, and late varieties. This variety is preferred for making popped sorghum, a snack that is popular throughout Ghana and West Africa. Unlike many other varieties, this sorghum has a hard glassy endosperm that traps steam until the pressure explodes. The popping is so quick that little heat is required and proteins and vitamins are only slightly denatured by the heat. In the village of Dagbamete, the locals pop the seeds by roasting in hot sand over a fire (see video. The seeds pop almost instantly and the popped seeds are separated from the sand by sifting. Salted water is sprinkled on the popped kernels while still hot. Popped kernels are sold locally in small plastic bags. In Western kitchens sorghum can be popped like popcorn on the stove or in a microwave.

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(This is an actual endangered species of plant that is on the verge of extinction and so it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy some of the endangered plants that we carry and their seeds so please share with us your experiences and pictures as you are one of very few people on the planet that will be able to share in this experience and we are still collecting data, photos and information on these plants as we grow and research them and help to preserve their species and so buying them is not just buying a plant it is actually helping in our quest to preserve it's existence and save it from extinction so that our 4 year old son and other children and generations have a chance to experience some truly beautiful and remarkable one of a kind plants so when buying this please know you're a part of our quest to save a number of plant species from extinction and any and all pictures and information you are kind enough to send is very very very helpful in our work to save this and other plants)

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