Best Mozambican Foods
Peri peri chicken is a Mozambican dish consisting of grilled or roasted chicken that is often served with a creamy and spicy coconut sauce. Before grilling, the meat is traditionally marinated in cumin, garlic, paprika, lemon juice, and bird's eye chilis, giving the chicken a unique flavor.
The name of the dish is a Portuguese transliteration of the Swahili phrase piri piri, meaning pepper pepper, referring to the spiciness of the dish.
MOST ICONIC Peri Peri Chicken
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Matata is one of the rare Mozambican dishes that wasn't influenced by Portugese cuisine. This stew is made with a combination of chopped clams (or other shellfish), ground peanuts or peanut butter, onions, tomatoes, red chili flakes, young pumpkin or spinach leaves, oil, and seasonings.
The onions are sautéed in oil and mixed with the other ingredients. The pot is covered and the stew is shortly simmered until the leaves wilt. This Mozambican stew is traditionally served over rice.
This popular dish from Mozambique consists of deep-fried balls of rice filled with savory ingredients such as shrimp, garlic, and onions. Fofo balls are traditionally dipped in eggs and rolled in breadcrumbs, then fried in hot oil. The dish is served warm, and it is recommended to arrange the balls attractively on a heated platter.
Bolo Polana is a traditional cashew and potato cake originating from Mozambique. It's made with a combination of mashed potatoes, ground cashews, eggs, orange zest, lemon zest, vanilla essence, sugar, and butter. The egg whites are folded into the batter, and the cake is then baked until golden brown.
If properly prepared, bolo Polana should have a rich and nutty flavor. This cake is often made for special occasions and it's named after Polana, the suburb of Maputo (Mozambique's capital city). If desired, the cake can be garnished with a few roasted cashew nuts.
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