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Congolese Cuisine (DR Congo)

↳ from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Central African forest cooking: cassava leaves (saka-saka), fufu, grilled fish and chikwangue (fermented cassava loaf).

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Specialties

  • Moambe
  • Saka-Saka
  • Liboke

History

The Congo Basin has fed people with cassava, fish and forest foods for centuries. Kinshasa has a lively street food culture.

Ingredients

  • Cassava
  • Cassava leaves
  • Plantain
  • Fish
  • Palm oil
  • Peanuts

How it's made

  1. Pound cassava leaves
  2. Cook with palm oil and smoked fish
  3. Make fufu from cassava flour
  4. Serve with grilled fish
to drink

What Democratic Republic of the Congo drinks

Primus beer, palm wine (malafu), Turbo King

Ratings & notes

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