Description Make your authentic Waakye in the traditionally way, boiled with dried red sorghum leave Will change white rice into brown rice after cooking to make Waakye (brown) rice. Description/Taste Sorghum bicolor L. Moench is a tall grass species that is primarily cultivated for its grain, but this article focuses on the uses of the dried leaves, which are used as a colorant, as well as in a wide range of traditional medicinal purposes. This fast growing grass grows in clumps, and can reach over four meters tall. The boiled leaves impart a