Lotoko

Lotoko, also known by the slang term "pétrole", is a home-distilled alcoholic drink or "moonshine" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Although it is officially banned, because of its high alcohol content (over 50%), its production is widespread in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Because of the woody core of the cobs of corn, the alcohol produced contains high levels of methanol which is toxic.

[citation needed] Lotoko made from cassava or plantains doesn't carry the same methanol risk.

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Maize-based lotoko production in an improvised, oil drum still. Baringa, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.