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Zambia's cultural diversity, comprising over 72 tribes across 10 provinces, has an array of culinary practices. The national cuisine is unified by staple foods, with variations manifesting chiefly in cooking techniques that vary by region. A notable example is the popular snack made from cassava and groundnuts, which is roasted in some locales ...
Nsima is a dish made from maize flour (white cornmeal) and water and is a staple food in Zambia (nsima/ubwali) and Malawi (nsima). [24] The maize flour is first boiled with water into a porridge, [25] and, in Zambia, left to simmer for a few minutes before it is 'paddled', to create a thick paste with the addition of more flour. This process ...
Chikanda. Chikanda is a Zambian dish made from the boiled root tubers of terrestrial orchids also called chikanda. [1][2] The dish is often called "African polony" because it has a texture that resembles bologna. [2][3] Chikanda can be eaten as a snack, dessert, or an accompaniment to nshima, a maize flour porridge. [2]
A cornmeal product and a staple food in Zambia, Malawi and the Kasai Oriental and Kasai Occidental provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is made from ground maize (corn) flour known locally as "mealie-meal". Nshima is very similar to ugali or posho of East Africa, sadza of Zimbabwe, pap of South Africa and fufu of West and Central ...
Rice is a common staple food, and fruits and vegetables are prominent in the cuisine. Pineapples, mangoes, peaches, grapes, avocados and lychee are grown on the island. [21] Meats include chicken, beef and fish, and curry dishes are common. [21] A common food is laoka, a mixture of cooked foods served with rice.
Mielie meal, also known as mealie meal or maize meal, is a relatively coarse flour (much coarser than cornflour or cornstarch) made from maize [1] or mealies in Southern Africa. It was originally brought to Africa from the Americas by the Portuguese. [2] Its etymology is uncertain, and may be from the Portuguese milho, or the Afrikaans mielie ...
East African cuisine. Southern African cuisine. Cuisine by country. Zambian culture. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Delele is a Zimbabwean, Zambian, north-eastern Botswana and Northern South African dish made from a local plant of the same name, and often eaten with sadza or phaletšhe or Vhuswa. The English word for delele is okra. [1] Okra is also referred to as "derere". [1][2] It is prepared with baking soda and well known for its slimy texture.