Central Africa · Breakfast
Kissar (Fermented Sourdough Pancake Bread)
Lacey, fermented sorghum flatbread cooked paper-thin with a distinct sour tang and delicate honeycomb texture.
The story
Kissar is Chad's ubiquitous fermented crepe, eaten across the nation from bustling N'Djamena morning street stalls to tranquil rural compounds. Enjoyed at daybreak with sweet tea or torn by hand to scoop thick midday stews, it represents hospitality in every Chadian home. The batter relies on a two-stage lactic fermentation combined with an abré (a pre-gelatinized cooked starter paste), which produces its microscopic bubble structure and signature pliable snap on the baking griddle.
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