Fish and Onions in Tomato Sauce
A simple Central African way to prepare any whole fish. Fish, stuffed with onions and/or peppers then pan-fried, seems most popular along the Atlantic coast […]
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Fish with Sorrel
Mboto à l’oseille (in French) or Mboto with sorrel, is a common dish in Central Africa. Mboto is the Lingala name for a freshwater fish (evidently a species of Distichodus) […]
Read moreFish in Peanut Sauce
This recipe, from Cameroon, is made with a fish called the daurade (or dorade, similar to the porgy or sea bream) in a peanut sauce. Serve fish and […]
Read moreGreens and Sardines Stew
Canned sardines, often imported from Morocco, are cooked in stews throughout Central Africa. Any sort of dried, smoked, or salted fish can be used in […]
Read moreLiboké de Poisson (Fish in Banana-Leaf)
Leaf cookery (cooking foods that have been wrapped, burrito-style, in large leaves) is common throughout the world’s tropical regions. In Uganda, plantain bananas are often wrapped […]
Read moreL.M. Prawns
Look at a map, and you won’t find any city named Lourenço Marques (the Mozambican city is now known as Maputo); but look at a restaurant menu […]
Read moreMchuzi wa Samaki (Fish Curry)
One of many traditional Swahili fish dishes from Zanzibar island. Samaki is the Swahili word for fish and mchuzi means curry (or gravy, sauce, soup). A fish curry from Zanzibar shouldn’t come as a […]
Read moreMulet Farci à la Saint-Louisienne
Saint-Louis, Senegal, is famous for this dish: Mulet Farci à la Saint-Louisienne — Saint-Louis Stuffed Mullet (also called Dem à la Saint-Louisienne, Mulet Farci, Dem Farci, or Poisson Farci): Mullet stuffed with onions, […]
Read moreNgege (Tilapia) with Groundnut Sauce
Ngege (Oreochromis esculentus, a kind of Tilapia) is commonly consumed throughout Africa’s great lakes region. Lake Victoria was a famous source of Ngege until the Nile Perch was introduced […]
Read morePastels aux Poisson
Pastels aux Poisson (Pastels, Beignets de Poisson, or Fish pies) are fish turnovers, i.e., crusts of pastry with fish stuffing. Pastels are usually fried, but can also be […]
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