Nihamanchi
Nihamanchï is a beer brewed from manioc by indigenous peoples of South America. It is also known as nihamanci, nijimanche, or nijiamanchi, and is related to chicha.
Jívaro women make it by chewing manioc tubers, placing them in large jars, and allowing them to ferment in their saliva. Nijimanche is nutrious, and adults drink 4–5 quarts a day.
The same beverage is made by the Jivaro in Ecuador and Peru ; they call it nijimanche. As Michael Harner describes it:
The Tiriós and Erwarhoyanas, Indian tribes from northern Brazil and Surinam, make a beverage called sakurá with the sweet variety of cassava.
Yagua people brew a similar beverage which they called masato.
