Mozambican gastronomy: Discover some typical Mozambican dishes
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Those who visit Mozambique fall in love with the culture, the landscapes and the rich gastronomy .
In Mozambican gastronomy there are several types of typical dishes that conquer thousands of palates of people who live in the country and those who visit.
In this article, Moz Entretenimento brings a list of some typical Mozambican dishes that everyone should know and try.
If you live in Mozambique, you are sure to know at least one typical national dish and, if you are a foreigner, it is a pleasure to introduce you to the menu of Mozambican cuisine.
Follow below:
Matapa or Matapinha
Matapa is, in Mozambique, the dish made with pounded cassava leaves, cooked in a sauce based on pounded peanuts and coconut milk and seasoned with shellfish, which can be shrimp (fresh or dried) or crab.
It is usually served with xima (cooked corn flour) or white rice , the cassava leaves, preferably the youngest ones, are pounded together with garlic and piri-piri until they make a cream that they cook (without water); when the cream is almost dry, add the tomato and onion cut into pieces and the seafood and let it boil until the flavors are well blended.
Finally, add the coconut and peanut milk and let it boil, stirring constantly; then let it boil over low heat.
This is a type of cooking that can be found practically throughout sub-Saharan Africa, also using ingredients from other places outside Africa such as okra or cacana, or the leaves of foods imported from other cultures; as well as cassava.
Xiguinha
Xiguinha is a dish originally from southern Mozambique, typical of Inhambane province. From its masculine noun, the word Xiguinha has ronga origin.
This dish emerged in the 19th century, in a context where hunger plagued Mozambican families, as a way to diversify the preparation of cassava and thus improve eating habits. It is a traditional dish, often made at the wedding ceremony, with peanuts being a very important condiment. Xiguinha is prepared from cassava tubers and cacana leaves, cowpeas and cacana fruit (“Tihaka” in ronga).
cacana
This is a typical dish from the southern region of Mozambique, made from the leaves of mormodica balsamina, the scientific name of the famous cacana, seasoned with peanut and coconut milk, and is not lacking in the menu of Mozambican restaurants and hotels.
Peanut curry
Peanut curry is part of the list of typical dishes from Mozambique, as it is one of those dishes that even those who are full of freshness when eating, eat and repeat, at least that's how it is here in Mozambique. Read More...
