Angolan cuisine has many dishes popular among nationals and foreigners. One of the most popular being ''

funge or (Angola) or (Congo - DCR and the Congo Republic) is a traditional African swallow made of cassava flour whisked into boiling water. It can also be made with sorghum, maize, or millet. It can be served with textured vegetable, fish, or mea ...

'' (which is made from the cassava or corn flour), '' mufete'' (having grilled fish, plantain, sweet potato, cassava, and '' gari''). There is also '' calulu'', '' moamba de galinha'', ''moamba de ginguba'', '' kissaca'' and so many more delicious dishes. In addition, there is also the extremely popular '' mukua''

sorbet Sorbet (), also called "water ice", is a frozen dessert made using ice combined with fruit juice, fruit purée, wine, liqueur, honey, etc. Generally sorbets do not contain dairy ingredients, while sherbets do. Etymology The word "sorbet" en ...

Ingredients

Staple ingredients include beans and rice,

pork Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE. Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved ...

and

chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adu ...

, various

sauce In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods. Most sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to a dish. ''Sauce'' is a French wor ...

s, and

vegetable Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the edible flower, flowers, ...

s such as

tomato The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...

es,

onion An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onio ...

Spice A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Spice ...

s such as garlic are also frequently seen.Adebayo Oyebade, ''Culture and Customs of Angola'' (2007). Greenwood, p. 109. ''

Funge or (Angola) or (Congo - DCR and the Congo Republic) is a traditional African swallow made of cassava flour whisked into boiling water. It can also be made with sorghum, maize, or millet. It can be served with textured vegetable, fish, or mea ...

'', a type of porridge made with

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated ...

is a staple dish. There are many influences from

Portuguese cuisine The oldest known book on Portuguese cuisine, entitled ''Livro de Cozinha da Infanta D. Maria de Portugal'', from the 16th century, describes many popular dishes of meat, fish, poultry and others. ''Culinária Portuguesa'', by António-Maria De O ...

like the use of olive oil. Piripiri is a local hot sauce.

Dishes

'' (or ''funje'', ) and '' pirão'' () are very common dishes, and in poorer households often consumed at every meal. The dish is often eaten with fish, pork, chicken, or beans. ''funge de bombo'' (), more common in northern Angola, is a paste or porridge of

(also called manioc or yuca), made from cassava flour. It is gelatinous in consistency and gray in color. ''Pirão'', yellow in color and similar to polenta, is made from cornflour and is more common in the south. ''Fuba'' () is the term for the flour that is used to make either ''funge'' and ''pirão'', also used to make ''

angu The Angu or Änga people, also called Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") are a small and previously violent and cannibal group speaking a number of related languagesEthnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth Edition, M. Paul Lewis, editor; ...

'', the Brazilian polenta. Both foods are described as bland but filling and are often eaten with sauces and juices or with '' gindungo'' (see below), a spicy condiment.Mike Stead and Sean Rorison. ''Angola'' (2010). Bradt Travel Guides, pp. 81-83. '' Moamba de galinha'' (or ''chicken moamba'', ) is chicken with

palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae **List of Arecaceae genera * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music * Palm (ba ...

paste, okra, garlic and palm oil hash or red palm oil sauce, often served with rice and ''funge''. Both ''funge'' and ''moamba de galinha'' have been considered the national dish. A variant dish of ''moamba de galinha'', ''moamba de ginguba'', uses ''ginguba'' (, peanut sauce) instead of palm paste.

List of dishes

Other dishes common in Angolan cuisine include: *''Arroz'' (

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

) dishes, including ''arroz da Ilha'' (rice with chicken or fish), ''arroz de garoupa da Ilha'' (, (rice with

grouper Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes. Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is ...

), and '' arroz de marisco'' (, white rice with seafood, typically

prawn Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten. The term "prawn"Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature' ...

s, squid, white fish, or lobster). *'' Cabidela'' (), a dish cooked in blood, served with rice and ''funge''. Frequently chicken (''galinha de cabidela'', ''galinha à cabidela''), served with

vinegar Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid and trace compounds that may include flavorings. Vinegar typically contains 5–8% acetic acid by volume. Usually, the acetic acid is produced by a double fermentation, converting simple sugars to eth ...

, tomatoes, onion and garlic. It was also incorporated to Brazilian cuisine. *'' Caldeirada de cabrito'' (),

goat meat Goat meat or goat's meat is the meat of the domestic goat ''(Capra aegagrus hircus)''. The common name for goat meat is simply "goat", while that from young goats can be called ''capretto'' (It.), ''cabrito'' (Sp. and Por.) or ''kid''. In South ...

stew served with rice, a traditional dish for Angolan independence day, November 11. *Fish stews, including ''caldeirada de peixe'' (), made with "whatever is available" and served with rice, and ''muzongue'' (), made from whole dried and fresh fish cooked with palm oil, sweet potato, onion, tomato, spinach, and spices, and served with rice, spinach, ''funje'', and farofa; some Angolans believe that the stew is a

hangover A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects usually following the consumption of alcohol, such as wine, beer, and liquor. Hangovers can last for several hours or for more than 24 hours. Typical sympto ...

cure if eaten before the onset of the headache. *''Calulu'' (), dried fish with vegetables, often onions, tomatoes, okra, sweet potatoes, garlic, palm oil, and ''gimboa'' leaves (similar to spinach); often served with rice, ''funge'', palm oil beans, and ''

farofa ''Farofa'' () is a type of meal made from toasted cassava. It is eaten mainly in Brazil. It can be found commercially produced and packaged but can also be prepared at home based on family recipes. Most recipes will also contain varying amount ...

''. *'' Caruru'' (), a shrimp and okra stew, of Brazilian origin. *'' Catatos'' (), caterpillar fried with garlic, served with rice; a specialty in

Uíge Uíge ( kg, Wizidi), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola, with a population of 322,531 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 519,196 (2014 census), located in the province of the same name. I ...

*''Chikuanga'' (), a bread made from manioc flour, served in a wrap of

banana leaves The banana leaf is the leaf of the banana plant, which may produce up to 40 leaves in a growing cycle. The leaves have a wide range of applications because they are large, flexible, waterproof and decorative. They are used for cooking, wrappin ...

; a specialty of northeast Angola. *'' Cocada amarela'' ( or ), yellow coconut pudding made with sugar, grated coconut, egg yolks, and ground cinnamon, a dessert in both Mozambique and Angola. It is very different from what is known as ''cocada'' in Brazil. *''Doce de ginguba'' (), peanut candy. *''Farofa'' (),

rice and beans Rice and beans, or beans and rice, is a category of dishes from many cultures around the world, whereby the staple foods of rice and beans are combined in some manner. The grain and legume combination provides several important nutrients and man ...

with toasted manioc flour on top; a dish of Brazilian origin common in Angola. *'' Feijão de óleo de palma'' () or ''dendem'', beans, onion, and garlic cooked in palm oil; often served with fish, banana and ''farofa''. *'' Frango (grelhado) piri-piri'' (), native to Angola and

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

, also a former Portuguese colony; a grilled chicken in a very hot

marinade Marinating is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking. The origin of the word alludes to the use of brine (''aqua marina'' or sea water) in the pickling process, which led to the technique of adding flav ...

piri piri ( , often hyphenated or as one word, and with variant spellings , ''piripiri'' or ) is a cultivar of ''Capsicum frutescens'' from the malagueta pepper. It was originally produced by Portuguese explorers in Portugal's former Southern African t ...

hot pepper and sometime also minced

chili pepper Chili peppers (also chile, chile pepper, chilli pepper, or chilli), from Nahuatl '' chīlli'' (), are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for ...

s, salt, and lemon or lime juice. *''Gafanhotos de palmeira'' (), toasted grasshopper from a palm tree, a Cuanza Norte specialty; often served with ''funge''. *''Gindungo'' (), a spicy

condiment A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to impart a specific flavor, to enhance the flavor, or to complement the dish. A table condiment or table sauce is more specifically a condiment that is served separat ...

made of

, garlic, onion, and sometimes brandy; thought by some Angolans to be an

aphrodisiac An aphrodisiac is a substance that increases sexual desire, sexual attraction, sexual pleasure, or sexual behavior. Substances range from a variety of plants, spices, foods, and synthetic chemicals. Natural aphrodisiacs like cannabis or cocai ...

*''Jinguinga'' (), goat

tripe Tripe is a type of edible lining from the stomachs of various farm animals. Most tripe is from cattle, pigs and sheep. Types of tripe Beef tripe Beef tripe is made from the muscle wall (the interior mucosal lining is removed) of a cow's st ...

and blood, a specialty of

Malanje Malanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola, with a population of 455,000 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 506,847 (2014 census). Projected to be the thirteenth fastest growing city on the African continent be ...

, often served with rice and ''funge''. *''Kifula'',

game meat Game or quarry is any wild animal hunted for animal products (primarily meat), for recreation (" sporting"), or for trophies. The species of animals hunted as game varies in different parts of the world and by different local jurisdictions, th ...

served with boiled and toasted palm tree grasshoppers, a specialty of Cuanza Norte, served with ''funge''. * Kissuto rombo (), roasted goat with garlic and

lemon juice The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culina ...

, served with rice and chips. *''Kitaba'' or ''quitaba'' (), a crunchy peanut paste seasoned with chilli pepper. *''Kitetas'' (), clams, often cooked in a

white wine White wine is a wine that is fermented without skin contact. The colour can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, or yellow-gold. It is produced by the alcoholic fermentation of the non-coloured pulp of grapes, which may have a skin of any colour. ...

sauce and served with bread. *''Kizaka'' (), the leaves of the manioc plant, similar to spinach and often prepared with ''ginguba'' (peanut) and finely chopping and seasoned ''Kizaka com peixe'' is ''kizaka'' with fish, onion, and tomato, served with rice and ''funge''. *''Leite azedo com pirão de milho'' (), a Huíla specialty,

sour milk Soured milk denotes a range of food products produced by the acidification of milk. Acidification, which gives the milk a tart taste, is achieved either through bacterial fermentation or through the addition of an acid, such as lemon juice or vin ...

with maize porridge. *''Mafuma'' (),

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...

meat, a Cunene specialty. *''Mariscos cozidos com gindungo'' (), lobsters, prawns, and

clam Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two shel ...

s cooked in seawater, served with rice and

hot sauce Hot sauce is a type of condiment, seasoning, or salsa made from chili peppers and other ingredients. Many commercial varieties of mass-produced hot sauce exist. History Humans have used chili peppers and other hot spices for thousands of ye ...

*'' Mousse de maracujá'' (), a mousse of passionfruit native to Brazil but popular in Angola. *'' Mufete de kacusso'' (or ''cacusso'', ()), grilled fish, often river

tilapia Tilapia ( ) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine, oreochromine, pelmatolapiine, and tilapiine tribes (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most ...

, in a rich sauce of onion, vinegar, and spices, variously served with palm oil beans and cooked manioc, rice, sweet potato, or ''farofa''. *''Mukua'' (),

dried fruit Dried fruit is fruit from which the majority of the original water content has been removed either naturally, through sun drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or dehydrators. Dried fruit has a long tradition of use dating back to th ...

of the

baobab ''Adansonia'' is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs ( or ). They are placed in the Malvaceae family, subfamily Bombacoideae. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa, and Australia.Trop ...

tree, often made into

ice cream Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as ...

. *'' Molho cru'' (), sauce or paste served with seafood and fish, made of garlic cloves,

scallion Scallions (also known as spring onions or green onions) are vegetables derived from various species in the genus '' Allium''. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions and their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, c ...

s (spring onions), parsley, cumin, salt, vinegar, and water. *''Ngonguenha'' (), toasted manioc flour, sugar, and milk, a savory dish. * Papaya with

port wine Port wine (also known as vinho do Porto, , or simply port) is a Portuguese wine, Portuguese fortified wine produced in the Douro, Douro Valley of Norte, Portugal, northern Portugal. It is typically a sweetness of wine, sweet red wine, often ...

. *''Pavê de ginguba'' (), peanut

sponge cake Sponge cake is a light cake made with egg whites, flour and sugar, sometimes leavened with baking powder. Some sponge cakes do not contain egg yolks, like angel food cake, but most of them do. Sponge cakes, leavened with beaten eggs, originated ...

dessert. *''

Pé-de-moleque 'Pé-de-Moleque' () (literally "brat's foot" in Portuguese) is a traditional candy from Brazil. It is made of peanuts and rapadura or molasses. The candy is prepared by mixing roasted, peeled peanuts with melted brown sugar, with or without th ...

'' (), peanut-and-caramel candy. *'' Quiabos com camarão'' (), prawns with okra, garlic, onion, and tomato, served with rice. *''Tarco'' (),

radish The radish (''Raphanus raphanistrum'' subsp. ''sativus'') is an edible root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae that was domesticated in Asia prior to Roman times. Radishes are grown and consumed throughout the world, being mostly eaten raw ...

es with peanuts, palm oil, tomatoes, and onions, served alongside meat or fish.

Beverages

A number of

beverage A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoo ...

alcoholic Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predomina ...

and non-alcoholic, are typical to Angola. Various homemade

spirits Spirit or spirits may refer to: Liquor and other volatile liquids * Spirits, a.k.a. liquor, distilled alcoholic drinks * Spirit or tincture, an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol * Volatile (especially flammable) liquids, ...

are made, including ''capatica'' (made from bananas, a Cuanza Norte specialty), ''caporoto'' (made from maize, a Malanje specialty); ''cazi'' or ''caxipembe'' (made from potato and cassava skin); ''kimbombo'' (made from corn), ''maluva'' or ''ocisangua'' (made with palm tree juice, sometimes described as "

palm wine Palm wine, known by several local names, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. It is known by various names in different regions and is common in va ...

," a Northern Angola specialty), ''ngonguenha'' (made from toasted manioc flour), and ''ualende'' (made from sugarcane, sweet potato, corn, or fruits, a Bie specialty). Other beverages are ''Kapuka'' (homemade

vodka Vodka ( pl, wódka , russian: водка , sv, vodka ) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage. Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impuriti ...

), ''ovingundu'' ( mead made from

honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...

), and ''Whiskey Kota'' (homemade

whisky Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden ca ...

). Popular non-alcoholic drinks including '' Kissangua'', a Southern Angola specialty, a traditional non-alcoholic drink made of cornflour, have been used in indigenous healing rituals.Uwe Peter Gielen, Jefferson M. Fish, and Juris G. Draguns. ''Handbook of Culture, Therapy, and Healing'' (2004). Psychology Press, p. 338. Soft drinks such as

Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlant ...

Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961. History Pepsi wa ...

Mirinda Mirinda is a brand of soft drink originally created in Spain in 1959 and now owned by PepsiCo with global distribution. Its name comes from the Esperanto translation of "admirable" or "amazing". It is available in many fruit varieties, like ...

, Sprite, and

Fanta Fanta is an American-owned German brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland under the leadership of German businessman Max Keith. There are more than 200 flavors worldwide. Fanta originated in Germany as ...

are also popular. While some soft-drinks are imported from

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, and Portugal, the Angolan soft-drink industry has grown, with Coca-Cola plants in Bom Jesus, Bengo, and Lubango opening since 2000. Mongozo is a traditional homemade

beer Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...

made from palm nuts, a specialty of the Lundas (

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and

Lunda Sul :''Lunda Sul Province is not to be confused with Luanda Sul, a satellite city of Luanda, the capital of Angola.'' Lunda Sul ("South Lunda") is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a 2014 census population of 537,587. Sa ...

). Mongozo was brewed by the

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before the arrival of Europeans, and mongozo is now commercially produced for export, including to

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, where it is produced by Van Steenberge. Various commercial beers are brewed in Angola, the oldest of which is Cuca, brewed in Luanda. Others include Eka (brewed in Dondo in Cuanza Norte), N'gola (brewed in Lubango), and Nocal (brewed in Luanda).

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