Mingau is many things: a place on the northeastern coast of Brazil, in Bahia; then it is a porridge, made from different grains and cereals. There's mingau of corn, of cassava, of rice. In literature about Brazilian cuisine, it is described as everything from "thin gruel" to "infant food and drink." As a drink, think of it as the warm equivalent of Bubble tea. But on Lagos Island in Nigeria, mingau de tapioca is a porridge made from cassava granules - similar in size to small (2 -4mm) tapioca pearls, cooked in coconut milk and finished with a grating of fresh nutmeg, at it’s simplest. Though in Nigeria it is made with tapioca granules, tapioca pearls are a good substitute.

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