Malawi
Lake Malawi fish with nsima maize porridge; leafy relishes thickened with groundnuts, banana fritters and sweet maize drinks. That is the short version of what Malawi cooks. Look for Nsima (smooth maize porridge patties, the heart of every Malawian meal), Chambo (lake Malawi tilapia grilled or fried whole, national favorite) and Malawi tea (brisk black tea from the Thyolo and Mulanje slopes, drunk sweet with milk). Maize meal cooked stiff and turned with a wooden spoon; maize displaced sorghum and millet in Malawi during the colonial period. This atlas has 28 Malawi dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.
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Thobwa
Sweet fermented maize and millet drink, cloudy and refreshing. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking. 3 litres.…
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Usipa
Tiny lake sardines sun-dried or fried, served with nsima. Ready in 15 min prep and 20 min cooking. 6 servings.…
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Zitumbuwa
Banana fritters of mashed banana and rice flour. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Makes about 20.…
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Chibuku
Opaque commercial sorghum beer sold by the carton, shaken before pouring. Ready in 40 min prep and 2 days souring…