rixton Market always abounds in wonders. When in the mood for a bit of serendipity, I just take a stroll there. This time I stumbled upon another mystery edibles that even the grocer did not know what it was. "Kwanga ya tempe" said the sign. Sounded inviting enough to me. So I got me one - to the amazement of everyone in the shop.- Do you know what it is?
-No idea. I'll look it up.
So I bought myself a culinary adventure for one quid.
Turns out kwanga is just on of the names for this cassava cakes wrapped in dry banana leaves. It is also known as chikwangue, miondo, mounguele and baton de manioc - depending on where you come from. It is a kind of savoury bread that you have with your mains. It works very well to offset the spicy flavours of African stews.
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Could you please send the kwanga's receipe
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regine
miluala78@hotmail.com
Interesting, I had never tasted this before but I will do my best to do it soon. I think it looks delicious and you should add more pictures about the same dish.
ReplyDeleteI'm Congolese and Kwanga is a big culinary, mainly served in restaurant because it's so time consuming and hard to make; the sheer strength of beating the cassava down till its soft cannot be explained. It's usually eaten with pondu (cassava leaves) and barbecued style ntaba (goat)
ReplyDeleteI spent time in the mountains of then Zaire; pounded some casava myself, a 20 year Canadian. All the women in the village did; a mainstay for survival.
Deletentaba sounds great
ReplyDeleteWhere can I find kwanga in Miami fl, I'm craving it,please!
ReplyDeleteAny suggestions?
My mom does know well how to do the kuanga if you need it you can call us at 001 619 219 1668 We are from congo RDC and live in San Diego
ReplyDeleteHi to All....Participant and I will say this in Lingala Mbote na Bino bana Mboka ...Sango nabino
ReplyDeleteWell I was born in Zaire now RDC and I have been eating all Congolese food and prepare them at home, I have learned cocking when I was in RDC. If you would like to jkeep intouch you can send me mail to nhharthy@gmail.com