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Namibia

Namibia’s food is built around kapana street beef, mahangu millet porridge and game meat meet German baking and southern African braai traditions. Look for Kapana (flame-grilled beef strips sold sizzling at open markets with chili salt), Oshifima (stiff pearl-millet mahangu porridge, Owambo staple) and Windhoek Lager (clean pale lager brewed to malt, hops, water and yeast alone). Strips of beef grilled over open fires at Windhoek’s Katutura single quarters market and eaten straight off the grill with chili salt. This atlas has 25 Namibia dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

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  • Kapana

    Flame-grilled beef strips sold sizzling at open markets with chili salt. Ready in 20 min prep and 10 min cooking.…

  • Oshifima

    Stiff pearl-millet mahangu porridge, Owambo staple. Ready in 5 min prep and 25 min cooking. 4 servings. A main recipe…

  • Windhoek Lager

    Clean pale lager brewed to malt, hops, water and yeast alone. Ready in 6 hr brew day prep and 6…

  • Biltong

    Air-dried spiced meat, often from kudu, oryx or springbok. Ready in 30 min prep and 4 hr curing plus 4–7…

  • Apfelstrudel

    Paper-thin strudel pastry around spiced apples and raisins. Ready in 50 min prep and 50 min cooking. 8 servings. A…