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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 meat ...
'' (which is made from the cassava or corn flour), '' mufete'' (having grilled fish, plantain, sweet potato, cassava, and ''
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''). There is also '' calulu'', ''
moamba de galinha Moambe chicken (french: poulet à la moambe or simply , pt, moamba de galinha) is a umami, savory Chicken (food), chicken dish popular in Central Africa and considered the national dish of Angola. The dish itself is made by combining chicken, spi ...
'', ''moamba de ginguba'', '' kissaca'' and so many more delicious dishes. In addition, there is also the extremely popular '' mukua'' sorbet.


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 adult m ...
, 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 word t ...
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 flowers, fruits, stems, ...
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 onion ...
s.
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. Spices a ...
s such as
garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. It is native to South A ...
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 meat ...
'', a type of
porridge Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, ...
made with
cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, 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 ...
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

''
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 meat ...
'' (or ''funje'', ) and ''
pirão Manoel Almeida Júnior (born December 31, 1985, in Campos dos Goytacazes), known by his nickname Pirão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Madureira as left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position ...
'' () 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 Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, ...
of
cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, 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 ...
(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 Polenta (, ) is a dish of boiled cornmeal that was historically made from other grains. The dish comes from Italy. It may be served as a hot porridge, or it may be allowed to cool and solidify into a loaf that can be baked, fried, or grilled. ...
, 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 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 Moambe chicken (french: poulet à la moambe or simply , pt, moamba de galinha) is a umami, savory Chicken (food), chicken dish popular in Central Africa and considered the national dish of Angola. The dish itself is made by combining chicken, spi ...
'' (or ''chicken moamba'', ) is chicken with palm paste, okra, garlic and
palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 33% of global oils produced from ...
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 national dish is a culinary dish that is strongly associated with a particular country. A dish can be considered a national dish for a variety of reasons: * It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs that can be ...
. 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 ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
) 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 u ...
), and '' arroz de marisco'' (, white rice with seafood, typically prawns,
squid True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting t ...
, white fish, or
lobster Lobsters are a family (biology), family (Nephropidae, Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs ...
). *''
Cabidela ''Cabidela'' () or ''arroz de cabidela'' (''cabidela'' rice) is a Portuguese dish made with poultry, usually a hen (chicken). It is typical of the northern Minho region. The particularity of the dish is that the hen's blood is added almost at the ...
'' (), 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 et ...
, tomatoes, onion and garlic. It was also incorporated to Brazilian cuisine. *'' Caldeirada de cabrito'' (), goat meat
stew A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. A stew needs to have raw ingredients added to the gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables and ...
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 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 Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
and okra stew, of Brazilian origin. *'' Catatos'' (),
caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...
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; a specialty of northeast Angola. *''
Cocada amarela Cocada Amarela is a traditional Angolan dessert made from egg (food), eggs and coconut. It has a distinctive yellow colour due to the large quantity of eggs used. The name, ''Cocada Amarela'', literally means ''yellow cocadas, Cocada''. Due to ...
'' ( or ), yellow
coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...
pudding Pudding is a type of food. It can be either a dessert or a savoury (salty or spicy) dish served as part of the main meal. In the United States, ''pudding'' means a sweet, milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based custards, ins ...
made with sugar, grated coconut,
egg yolk Among animals which produce eggs, the yolk (; also known as the vitellus) is the nutrient-bearing portion of the egg whose primary function is to supply food for the development of the embryo. Some types of egg contain no yolk, for example bec ...
s, and ground
cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfa ...
, a
dessert Dessert is a course (food), course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, such as confections, and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine and liqueur. In some parts of the world, such as much of Greece and West Africa, and ...
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 many ...
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 flavor b ...
of
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 Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshopp ...
from a palm tree, a
Cuanza Norte The Cuanza Norte Province ( en, North Cuanza; umb, Konano Kwanza Volupale) is province of Angola. N'dalatando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of 443,386. Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and ...
specialty; often served with ''funge''. *''Gindungo'' (), a spicy condiment made of
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 ...
, garlic, onion, and sometimes
brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with ...
; thought by some Angolans to be an aphrodisiac *''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 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, 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 Fermentation in winemaking, fermented without skin contact. The wine color, colour can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, or yellow-gold. It is produced by the alcoholic fermentation of the non-coloured Juice vesicles, ...
sauce and served with bread. *''Kizaka'' (), the leaves of the manioc plant, similar to
spinach Spinach (''Spinacia oleracea'') is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. Its leaves are a common edible vegetable consumed either f ...
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 vineg ...
with maize porridge. *''Mafuma'' (),
frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...
meat, a Cunene specialty. *''Mariscos cozidos com gindungo'' (), lobsters, prawns, and clams 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 years ...
*'' Mousse de maracujá'' (), a
mousse A mousse (; ; "foam") is a soft prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. Depending on preparation techniques, it can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick. A mousse may be sweet or savory. as e ...
of
passionfruit ''Passiflora edulis,'' commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy f ...
native to Brazil but popular in Angola. *'' Mufete de kacusso'' (or ''cacusso'', ()), grilled fish, often river tilapia, 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 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.Tropic ...
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 str ...
. *'' Molho cru'' (), sauce or paste served with seafood and fish, made of garlic cloves, scallions (spring onions),
parsley Parsley, or garden parsley (''Petroselinum crispum'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, Por ...
,
cumin Cumin ( or , or Article title
) (''Cuminum cyminum'') is a
*
Papaya The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and ...
with port wine. *''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 the ...
'' (), peanut-and-caramel candy. *'' Quiabos com camarão'' (), prawns with okra, garlic, onion, and tomato, served with rice. *''Tarco'' (), radishes with peanuts, palm oil, tomatoes, and onions, served alongside meat or fish.


Beverages

A number of beverages, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, are typical to Angola. Various homemade spirits 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," a Northern Angola specialty), ''ngonguenha'' (made from toasted manioc flour), and ''ualende'' (made from
sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
, 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 impuritie ...
), ''ovingundu'' (
mead Mead () is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 20%. The defining character ...
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). 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 drink A soft drink (see § Terminology for other names) is a drink that usually contains water (often carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural and/or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be a sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, a su ...
s 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 Atlanta ...
,
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 was ...
,
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 ora ...
, 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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,
Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
,
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 Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola af ...
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 ( Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul). Mongozo was brewed by the Chokwe people 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 The Cuanza Norte Province ( en, North Cuanza; umb, Konano Kwanza Volupale) is province of Angola. N'dalatando is the capital and the province has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of 443,386. Manuel Pedro Pacavira was born here and ...
), N'gola (brewed in Lubango), and Nocal (brewed in Luanda).


See also

* African cuisine * West African cuisine


References


External links

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