Mozambican cuisine

The cuisine of Mozambique has deeply been influenced by the Portuguese, who introduced new crops, flavorings, and cooking methods.

The staple food for many Mozambicans is ncima, a thick porridge made from maize/corn flour. Cassava and rice are also eaten as staple carbohydrates. All of these are served with sauces of vegetables, meat, beans or fish.

Typical other ingredients include: cashew nuts. onions, bay leaves, garlic, coriander, paprika, pepper, red pepper, sugar cane, corn, millet, sorghum and potatoes.

Gallery

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  Tomatoes and peppers
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  Liponda
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  Small dried fish
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  Crayfish
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  Ngumbi

See also

• African cuisine
• East African cuisine

External links

• http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Mozambique.html
• http://chefbolek.blogspot.fr/2011/09/around-world-in-80-dishes-mozambique.html
• http://www.healthy-life.narod.ru/wor_ek143.htm
• http://journeymart.com/de/mozambique/food.aspx
• http://www.mozambique.co.za/Mozambique_Travel_Articles-travel/food-of-mozambique.html