Samp is an African food consisting of dried
corn kernels that have been pounded and chopped until broken, but not as finely ground as
mealie-meal or mielie rice. The coating around the kernel loosens and is removed during the pounding and stamping process. It is eaten across South Africa and by the
Lozi Lozi may refer to:
* Lozi language
* Lozi people
Lozi people, or Barotse, are a southern African ethnic group who speak Lozi or Silozi, a Sotho–Tswana language. The Lozi people consist of more than 46 different ethnic groups and are primarily ...
and Tonga people of
Zambia with sugar and sour milk. It can also be served with gravy and various additives. It is cooked with beans in the
Xhosa variant of
umngqusho
Umngqusho is a South African dish based on samp and sugar beans, usually served with hard body chicken which is called umleqwa in isiXhosa. This dish is a staple meal for most South African families, referred to as isitambu by the Zulu people ...
and sometimes eaten with
chakalaka. It can also be served with
beef,
lamb,
poultry and in stuffings.
"Samp" is of Native American origin, coming from the Narragansett word "nasàump."
New Englanders since early colonial times have referred to cornmeal mush or cereal as "samp."
Like
hominy
Hominy (Spanish: maíz molido; literally meaning "milled corn") is a food produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with an alkali, in a process called nixtamalization ( is the Nahuatl word for "hominy"). "Lye hominy" is a ...
, samp is prepared from
groats (dehulled kernels) of
maize, but the two are produced by different processes.
Unbroken and unhusked maize (corn) kernels can also be cooked (boiled) until tender. This food is called "
stampmielies" in Afrikaans. Samp is often served with beans, as in "samp and beans".
See also
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List of maize dishes
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Dikgobe
Dikgobe, also known as izinkobe, is a South African word for samp and beans
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, inc ...
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References
Maize
South African cuisine
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