Island Creole food mixing Portuguese and African tastes: slow-cooked maize and bean stew (cachupa), grilled tuna and cane spirit grogue.
History
The islands were uninhabited until the Portuguese settled them in 1462. Enslaved Africans and settlers created a Creole cooking and culture.
Ingredients
- Hominy maize
- Beans
- Pork
- Sausage
- Cassava
- Sweet potato
- Tuna
- Sugar cane
How it's made
- Soak and cook maize and beans slowly
- Add meat and vegetables
- Simmer for hours
- Serve with a fried egg for breakfast
- Drink grogue
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Cabo Verde drinks
Grogue, ponche, Cape Verdean coffee (Fogo)
Ratings & notes
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