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403 dishes.
MatumboTripe simmered long with tomato and onion until tender, eaten with ugali
Mayi moulenCornmeal porridge served with bean sauce and fishdessertMazamorra moradaPurple-corn fruit pudding, often paired with rice puddingdessertMbaipy he’ẽWarm cornmeal pudding cooked with milk and sugarcane honeysnackMbejuGriddled starch-and-cheese flatcake, crumbly winter treat
Mchadicrisp cornbread rounds eaten with lobio and cheesesalad & sideMchichaAmaranth leaves stewed with tomato, onion and often coconut milk
Meat PieFlaky hand-held pie of minced beef and gravy, doused with tomato sauce
Meggyleveschilled sour-cherry soup with sour cream, served before the main coursedessertMelktertsilky cinnamon-dusted milk custard tart
MerengónBaked meringue layered with cream and guanabana, strawberry or mangosnackMince and Cheese PieFlaky pie of savory minced beef and melted cheese, bakery staplemainMine fritestir-fried noodles with chicken, egg and greens, Chinatown legacysalad & sideMlendaJute mallow leaves cooked to a slippery green relish for ugali
MochiChewy pounded glutinous rice cakes, grilled or served in New Year soup
MokopuPumpkin boiled soft and mashed with a little sugar or salt
Mopane wormsdried mopane caterpillars eaten crisp or stewed
MoramaLarge Kalahari bean roasted like a nut, rich and oily
Moreia fritaCrisp-fried marinated moray eel, beach bar favorite
MotogoLoose soft sorghum or maize porridge served with sugar and milksalad & sideMuboorapumpkin leaves cooked with tomatoes or peanut buttermainMukeneTiny sun-dried Lake Victoria silverfish fried with tomato and onion
MunkoyoLightly fermented maize drink soured with sweet munkoyo roots
MustikkapiirakkaBilberry pie eaten with cold milk or vanilla sauce.bread & pastryMuufoclay-oven corn flatbread crumbled into stews or sweet tea
NacatamalLarge banana-leaf tamale with pork, rice, potato; Sunday breakfastdessertNapoleon cakeMany puff pastry layers with custard cream, softened overnight.
Ndagalasmall silver Tanganyika fish fried whole
Ndengugreen gram stewed with coconut or tomato, eaten with chapatisoup & stewNhedziwild mushroom soup gathered in the rainy seasonstreet foodNiouk yenSteamed chayote and pork dumplings, soft and slippery, dipped in chili
Nshimathick maize porridge lumps eaten with ndiwo relishes
Nsimasmooth maize porridge patties, the heart of every Malawian meal
Nyama chomaslow-grilled goat or beef shared with kachumbari and beermainOkssusu GuksuChewy corn noodles in cold or hot broth, a mountain-province staplesnackOkssusu TteokSteamed corn cakes, chewy and faintly sweet; everyday rice substitute.-
Cacao
Bioko cocoa roasted and ground for thick sweet hot chocolate. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4…
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Cambaabur
Lacy fermented pancake dusted with sugar and yoghurt, eaten at Eid. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking.…
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Carrot Cake
Fried radish-cake cubes with egg, in black or white style. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 4…
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Cha Sremoch
Beef stir-fried with red tree ants and their eggs, sour and peppery. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 10 minutes…
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Chäschüechli
Small cheese custard tartlet eaten warm from a bakery counter. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. 12…
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Che
Sweet layered puddings of beans, jellies and coconut milk. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings.…
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Chibwantu
Sweet-sour maize drink thickened and set with wild munkoyo root. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. About…
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Chicharrón de pollo
Small pieces of marinated chicken floured and fried very crisp. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Serves…
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Chicago deep-dish pizza
Tall buttery crust layered with cheese and chunky tomato. Ready in 40 min prep and 40 min cooking. 1 large…
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Chikondamoyo
Sweet maize flour cake baked in a covered pot over coals. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking.…