Angola
27 dishes.
fermented & pickledBombóCassava root steeped in water until it ferments, then dried and milled
CacussoFreshwater tilapia grilled whole and served with funge and gindungo
Café angolanoStrong dark robusta, served short and sweet in Luanda cafés
Caldeirada de cabritoGoat braised with potato, tomato and wine in a deep pot
Caluludried fish layered with greens, okra and palm oilwine & spiritCaporrotoRough clear spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juice
Cocada amarelayellow coconut pudding rich with egg yolks and cinnamonwine & spiritCucaPale Luanda lager, the beer poured everywhere from beach bars to weddings
Feijão de óleo de palmaBeans stewed in red palm oil with smoked fish, served with funge
Fungeglossy cassava-flour paste swirled into stews
Gelado de múcuacreamy ice cream made from baobab fruit
GimboaTender leafy green stewed with onion, palm oil and dried fish
GindungoFiery chili and garlic sauce set on every Angolan table
Kissanguahomemade fermented cornmeal drink, lightly sweet
KitabaCoarse roasted peanut paste beaten with chili, spread on bread or fish
Kizakacassava leaves pounded and cooked with peanuts
MabangaSmall lagoon clams cooked with garlic, onion and palm oilwine & spiritMaruvoPalm sap tapped and left to ferment, sweet in the morning, sour by night
Moamba de gingubachicken simmered in thick roasted-peanut sauce
Muamba de galinhachicken stewed in red palm oil with okra and garlic; national dish
Muamba de peixeFish stewed in palm oil with okra, garlic and chilli
MufeteLuanda grill feast of whole fish, palm-oil beans, plantain and cassava
Muzonguêrestorative fish broth with palm oil, sweet potato and cassava
NgonguenhaToasted cassava flour stirred into water or milk with sugar
NocalPale lager poured with grilled fish along the Luanda seafront
Paracucacaramelized peanuts sold in paper cones on the street
QuiquangaFermented cassava paste pounded, wrapped in leaves and steamed to a firm loaf
CacussoFreshwater tilapia grilled whole and served with funge and gindungoCafé angolanoStrong dark robusta, served short and sweet in Luanda cafésCaldeirada de cabritoGoat braised with potato, tomato and wine in a deep potCaluludried fish layered with greens, okra and palm oilwine & spiritCaporrotoRough clear spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juiceCocada amarelayellow coconut pudding rich with egg yolks and cinnamonwine & spiritCucaPale Luanda lager, the beer poured everywhere from beach bars to weddingsFeijão de óleo de palmaBeans stewed in red palm oil with smoked fish, served with fungeFungeglossy cassava-flour paste swirled into stewsGelado de múcuacreamy ice cream made from baobab fruitGimboaTender leafy green stewed with onion, palm oil and dried fishGindungoFiery chili and garlic sauce set on every Angolan tableKissanguahomemade fermented cornmeal drink, lightly sweetKitabaCoarse roasted peanut paste beaten with chili, spread on bread or fishKizakacassava leaves pounded and cooked with peanutsMabangaSmall lagoon clams cooked with garlic, onion and palm oilwine & spiritMaruvoPalm sap tapped and left to ferment, sweet in the morning, sour by nightMoamba de gingubachicken simmered in thick roasted-peanut sauceMuamba de galinhachicken stewed in red palm oil with okra and garlic; national dishMuamba de peixeFish stewed in palm oil with okra, garlic and chilliMufeteLuanda grill feast of whole fish, palm-oil beans, plantain and cassavaMuzonguêrestorative fish broth with palm oil, sweet potato and cassavaNgonguenhaToasted cassava flour stirred into water or milk with sugarNocalPale lager poured with grilled fish along the Luanda seafrontParacucacaramelized peanuts sold in paper cones on the streetQuiquangaFermented cassava paste pounded, wrapped in leaves and steamed to a firm loaf-
Gindungo
Fiery chili and garlic sauce set on every Angolan table. Ready in 15 min prep and 5 min cooking. About…
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Bombó
Cassava root steeped in water until it ferments, then dried and milled. Ready in 40 min prep and 4 days…
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Cacusso
Freshwater tilapia grilled whole and served with funge and gindungo. Ready in 25 min prep and 30 min cooking. 4…
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Caldeirada de cabrito
Goat braised with potato, tomato and wine in a deep pot. Ready in 30 min prep and 2 hr 15…
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Caporroto
Rough clear spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juice. Ready in 3 hr of pressing prep and 5 days fermenting plus…