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Angola

Palm oil, cassava and seafood shape muamba and calulu; Portuguese touches, roasted peanuts and tropical fruit sweets. That is the short version of what Angola cooks. Look for Muamba de galinha (chicken stewed in red palm oil with okra and garlic; national dish), Funge (glossy cassava-flour paste swirled into stews) and Calulu (dried fish layered with greens, okra and palm oil). Angola’s national dish: chicken stewed with red palm oil, okra and jindungo chili, often with the pulp of the palm fruit. This atlas has 27 Angola dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

27 dishes.

BombóBombóCassava root steeped in water until it ferments, then dried and milledCacussoCacussoFreshwater tilapia grilled whole and served with funge and gindungoCafé angolanoCafé angolanoStrong dark robusta, served short and sweet in Luanda cafésCaldeirada de cabritoCaldeirada de cabritoGoat braised with potato, tomato and wine in a deep potCaluluCaluludried fish layered with greens, okra and palm oilCaporrotoCaporrotoRough clear spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juiceCocada amarelaCocada amarelayellow coconut pudding rich with egg yolks and cinnamonCucaCucaPale Luanda lager, the beer poured everywhere from beach bars to weddingsFeijão de óleo de palmaFeijão de óleo de palmaBeans stewed in red palm oil with smoked fish, served with fungeFungeFungeglossy cassava-flour paste swirled into stewsGelado de múcuaGelado de múcuacreamy ice cream made from baobab fruitGimboaGimboaTender leafy green stewed with onion, palm oil and dried fishGindungoGindungoFiery chili and garlic sauce set on every Angolan tableKissanguaKissanguahomemade fermented cornmeal drink, lightly sweetKitabaKitabaCoarse roasted peanut paste beaten with chili, spread on bread or fishKizakaKizakacassava leaves pounded and cooked with peanutsMabangaMabangaSmall lagoon clams cooked with garlic, onion and palm oilMaruvoMaruvoPalm sap tapped and left to ferment, sweet in the morning, sour by nightMoamba de gingubaMoamba de gingubachicken simmered in thick roasted-peanut sauceMuamba de galinhaMuamba de galinhachicken stewed in red palm oil with okra and garlic; national dishMuamba de peixeMuamba de peixeFish stewed in palm oil with okra, garlic and chilliMufeteMufeteLuanda grill feast of whole fish, palm-oil beans, plantain and cassavaMuzonguêMuzonguêrestorative fish broth with palm oil, sweet potato and cassavaNgonguenhaNgonguenhaToasted cassava flour stirred into water or milk with sugarNocalNocalPale lager poured with grilled fish along the Luanda seafrontParacucaParacucacaramelised peanuts sold in paper cones on the streetQuiquangaQuiquangaFermented cassava paste pounded, wrapped in leaves and steamed to a firm loaf

  • Muamba de galinha

    Chicken stewed in red palm oil with okra and garlic; national dish. Ready in 25 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Gindungo

    Fiery chili and garlic sauce set on every Angolan table. Ready in 15 min prep and 5 min cooking. About…

  • Café angolano

    Strong dark robusta, served short and sweet in Luanda cafés. Ready in 5 min prep and 5 min cooking. 2…

  • Calulu

    Dried fish layered with greens, okra and palm oil. Ready in 40 min plus overnight soaking prep and 1 hr…

  • Cuca

    Pale Luanda lager, the beer poured everywhere from beach bars to weddings. Ready in 5 min prep and 4 weeks…

  • Funge

    Glossy cassava-flour paste swirled into stews. Ready in 5 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4 servings. A main recipe…

  • Bombó

    Cassava root steeped in water until it ferments, then dried and milled. Ready in 40 min prep and 4 days…

  • Cacusso

    Freshwater tilapia grilled whole and served with funge and gindungo. Ready in 25 min prep and 30 min cooking. 4…

  • Caldeirada de cabrito

    Goat braised with potato, tomato and wine in a deep pot. Ready in 30 min prep and 2 hr 15…

  • Caporroto

    Rough clear spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juice. Ready in 3 hr of pressing prep and 5 days fermenting plus…