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Palm butter or palm cream, frequently known as moambe, mwambe or nyembwe, is an ingredient made from the
In order to make palm butter, palm nuts are boiled and then pounded. The pulp is mixed with water, sieved and boiled again. Canned palm soup base, also called ''sauce graine'' or ''noix de palme'' may be substituted.
''Gabon''. Winter 2007. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2009 The most important dish using nyembwe is nyembwe chicken (French: ''poulet unyembwe'' or ''poulet ugnemboue'') which is considered a national dish of Gabon.
"Recipe for Mwambe Beef."
''The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent''. Reprinted at The Global Gourmet website. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
Nyembwe Sauce
Recipe at Celtnet Recipes website. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
''Poulet Nyembwe'' (Nyembwe Chicken)
Recipe at Celtnet Recipes website. Retrieved 10 March 2009. African cuisine Angolan cuisine Democratic Republic of the Congo cuisine Gabonese cuisine National dishes Republic of the Congo cuisine Lingala words and phrases {{Africa-cuisine-stub
Palm butter or palm cream, frequently known as moambe, mwambe or nyembwe, is an ingredient made from the pericarp
Fruit anatomy is the plant anatomy of the internal structure of fruit. Fruits are the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. They are found in three main anatomical categories: aggregate fruits, multiple fruits, and simple fruits. Aggre ...
(not the seeds) of palm nuts, the fruit of the African oil palm
''Elaeis guineensis'' is a species of palm commonly just called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. It is the principal source of palm oil. It is native to west and southwest Africa, specifically the area between Angola an ...
(''Elaeis guineensis'') tree. It forms an important ingredient in stews and sauces in African cuisine
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Dishes made with the sauce often include peanut
The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible Seed, seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small ...
s, peanut sauce, or peanut butter
Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground, dry-roasted peanuts. It commonly contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners, or emulsifiers. Peanut butter is consumed in many countri ...
. The meat usually used in the dishes is 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 ...
but other meats, such as beef, fish, mutton, or any wild game meat, such as crocodile or venison, are used as well. Moambe chicken is considered a 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 ...
of three African countries.
Regional variations
In order to make palm butter, palm nuts are boiled and then pounded. The pulp is mixed with water, sieved and boiled again. Canned palm soup base, also called ''sauce graine'' or ''noix de palme'' may be substituted.
Angola
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, the dish is called ''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 ...
'' and is considered a national dish as well. It is usually served with 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 manioc
''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 a ...
purée, and can be made with fish on occasions.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
In western regions of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, ''mwambi'' or ''mwambe'' ( ln, mwǎmba) is the name given to the sauce of palm oil or peanuts. Poulet à la Moambé, "chicken in a ''moambe'' sauce", is also considered the Congo's national dish.
Gabon
InGabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
, the sauce is usually called ''nyembwe'', from the Myene word for palm oil."Oiling the Wheels of the Economy."''Gabon''. Winter 2007. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2009 The most important dish using nyembwe is nyembwe chicken (French: ''poulet unyembwe'' or ''poulet ugnemboue'') which is considered a national dish of Gabon.
See also
*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 ...
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This is a list of notable stews. A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been Cooking, cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potato ...
References
External links
* Jessica B. Harri"Recipe for Mwambe Beef."
''The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent''. Reprinted at The Global Gourmet website. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
Nyembwe Sauce
Recipe at Celtnet Recipes website. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
''Poulet Nyembwe'' (Nyembwe Chicken)
Recipe at Celtnet Recipes website. Retrieved 10 March 2009. African cuisine Angolan cuisine Democratic Republic of the Congo cuisine Gabonese cuisine National dishes Republic of the Congo cuisine Lingala words and phrases {{Africa-cuisine-stub