I saw on your blog that you are asking for African themed meals. I used to live in Cameroon, and whilst I don't cook many Cameroonian meals, I thought I would share a few of my favorites. Perhaps you'll try these, or similar meals, in Malawi.
Favorite Cameroonian meals:
Poulet DG: a chicken dish with lots of veggies, notably plantain. 'DG' stands for 'directeur générale' since the dish used to be expensive so that only the well off could afford it.
Fried plantain: scrumptious. Not terrifically healthy, but scrumptious.
Fufu and ndoleh: Manioc boiled and pounded into a paste like dish (fufu) and bitter leaf (ndolé) pounded until the bitterness is gone and mixed with groundnuts and meat/prawns if affordable (ndoleh). The cats I had in Cameroon were named Fufu and Ndoleh.
All the best for your trip to Malawi; I hope you love the smell of African air the way I do.
Best,
Janet
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ReplyDelete"The cats I had in Cameroon were named Fufu and Ndoleh."
So.. how did they taste?
ah you brought back memories from my research trip to Cameroon a few years ago! I agree, that plantain is scrumptious! I tried to cook it here in Scotland when I came home (tesco occasionally sell it) but it didnt work out so nice!
ReplyDeleteI dont however have pleasant memories of Fufu and ndoleh - in fact, I would go as far as saying that ndoleh was pretty horrible tasting!
Please dont take offence however, as I am sure that Fufu and ndoleh when in the form of two cats are probably absolutely lovely!
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Oh! I LOVE plantains! They have to be pretty ripe though so I am not surprised that the ones sold at Tesco where so-so. Wait a few days before frying them... Delicious...
ReplyDeletethat looks nice :)
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